They planned their plans, but their plans are known to Allah, even if their plans can eliminate mountains.
Ibrahim 14:46
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وَقَدْ مَكَرُوا مَكْرَهُمْ وَعِنْدَ اللَّهِ مَكْرُهُمْ وَإِنْ كَانَ مَكْرُهُمْ لِتَزُولَ مِنْهُ الْجِبَالُ
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They planned their plans, but their plans are known to God, even if their plans can eliminate mountains.
They made their secret plans, but Allah knew all about their plans — even if their plans were strong enough to remove mountains.
They made their plans, but their plans are known to Allah — even if their plans could remove mountains.
They schemed their schemes, but with God is their scheming — even if their scheming was such that mountains would crumble from it.
And they planned their plan, but their plan is with Allah, even if their plan can eliminate mountains.
And they planned their plan, but their plan is with God, even if their plan can eliminate mountains.
And they had planned their plan, but with Allāh is [recorded] their plan, even if their plan had been [sufficient] to do away with the mountains.
Indeed, they planned their plot, and their plot was with Allâh, though their plot was not such as to remove the mountains (real mountains or the Islâmic law) from their places (as it is of no importance)[Tafsir Ibn Kathir].
They hatched their plot, but their plot was known to Allah; even if their plot were such that would move mountains.
Mighty indeed were the plots which they made, but their plots were (well) within the sight of Allah, even though they were such as to shake the hills!
Verily they have plotted their plot, and their plot is with Allah, though their plot were one whereby the mountains should be moved.
They hatched their plots; but these plots were all within God's knowledge. Though their plots were such as to shake the mountains, God will bring their plots to nothing.
Indeed the unbelievers contrived their plan, but it is in Allah's power to nullify their plan, even though their plans were such that would move even mountains.
They certainly devised their plots, but their plots are known to Allah, and their plots are not such as to dislodge the mountains.
Waqad makaroo makrahum waAAinda Allahi makruhum wain kana makruhum litazoola minhu aljibalu