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Surah 27. An-Naml, Ayah 50

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وَمَكَرُوا۟ مَكْرًا وَمَكَرْنَا مَكْرًا وَهُمْ لَا يَشْعُرُونَ

Wamakaroo makran wamakarn a makran wahum l a yashAAuroon a

And so they devised an evil scheme; but We devised a subtle scheme [of Our own], and they perceived it not.

- Mohammad Asad

Thus they plotted a plan, and We too plotted a plan which they did not perceive.

- Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik

And 'so' they made a plan, but We too made a plan, while they were unaware.

- Mustafa Khattab

So they plotted a plot: and We plotted a plot, while they perceived not.

- Marmaduke Pickthall

They plotted and planned but We too planned even while they perceived it not. ³²⁸⁸

- Abdullah Yusuf Ali