Surah Yunus (يونس) • Jonah

Quran 10:21

10:21

وَإِذَآ أَذَقْنَا ٱلنَّاسَ رَحْمَةً مِّنۢ بَعْدِ ضَرَّآءَ مَسَّتْهُمْ إِذَا لَهُم مَّكْرٌ فِىٓ ءَايَاتِنَا ۚ قُلِ ٱللَّهُ أَسْرَعُ مَكْرًا ۚ إِنَّ رُسُلَنَا يَكْتُبُونَ مَا تَمْكُرُونَ

wa-idhā adhaqnā l-nāsa raḥmatan min baʿdi ḍarrāa massathum idhā lahum makrun fī āyātinā quli l-lahu asraʿu makran inna rusulanā yaktubūna mā tamkurūna

And when We give the people a taste of mercy after adversity has touched them, at once they conspire against Our verses. Say, "Allāh is swifter in strategy." Indeed, Our messengers [i.e., angels] record that which you conspire.

— Saheeh International

No sooner do We let people taste some mercy after some hardship has afflicted them, than they begin to scheme against Our revelations. Say, ‘God schemes even faster.’ Our messengersrecord all your scheming.

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

And when We let mankind taste mercy after some adversity has afflicted them, behold! they take to plotting against Our Ayât (proofs, evidence, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.)! Say: "Allâh is more Swift in planning!" Certainly, Our Messengers (angels) record all of that which you plot.

— Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali

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Word by Word

وَإِذَآwa-idhāAnd when
أَذَقْنَاadhaqnāWe let [the] mankind taste
ٱلنَّاسَl-nāsaWe let [the] mankind taste
رَحْمَةًۭraḥmatanmercy
مِّنۢminafter
بَعْدِbaʿdiafter
ضَرَّآءَḍarrāaadversity
مَسَّتْهُمْmassathumhas touched them
إِذَاidhābehold
لَهُمlahumThey have
مَّكْرٌۭmakruna plot
فِىٓfīagainst
ءَايَاتِنَاۚāyātināOur Verses
قُلِquliSay
ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah
أَسْرَعُasraʿu(is) more swift
مَكْرًاۚmakran(in) planning
إِنَّinnaIndeed
رُسُلَنَاrusulanāOur Messengers
يَكْتُبُونَyaktubūnawrite down
مَاmāwhat
تَمْكُرُونَtamkurūnayou plot