وَمَكَرُواْ مَكۡرٗا وَمَكَرۡنَا مَكۡرٗا وَهُمۡ لَا يَشۡعُرُونَ
Wa makaroo makranw wa makarnaa makranw wa hum laa yash'uroon
They plotted and planned, but We too planned, even while they perceived it not.
— An-Naml (ٱلنَّمْل), 27:50

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وَمَكَرُواْ مَكۡرٗا وَمَكَرۡنَا مَكۡرٗا وَهُمۡ لَا يَشۡعُرُونَ
Wa makaroo makranw wa makarnaa makranw wa hum laa yash'uroon
They plotted and planned, but We too planned, even while they perceived it not.
— An-Naml (ٱلنَّمْل), 27:50
وَمَكَرُواْ مَكۡرٗا وَمَكَرۡنَا مَكۡرٗا وَهُمۡ لَا يَشۡعُرُونَTransliteration: Wa makaroo makranw wa makarnaa makranw wa hum laa yash'uroon
Translation (Yusuf Ali): They plotted and planned, but We too planned, even while they perceived it not.
This is verse 50 of Surah An-Naml (ٱلنَّمْل, meaning "The Ants"), the 27th surah of the Quran. It is a Meccan surah with 93 total verses.