Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad
Or do they want to entrap [thee in contradictions]? But they who are bent on denying the truth - it is they who are truly entrapped
M. M. Pickthall
Or seek they to ensnare (the messenger)? But those who disbelieve, they are the ensnared
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
Or do they intend a plot (against thee)? But those who defy Allah are themselves involved in a Plot
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
Or do they intend to scheme ˹against the Prophet˺? Then it is the disbelievers who will fall victim to ˹their˺ schemes.
Safi Kaskas
Or are they plotting against you? The plot will fall back on the unbelievers
Wahiduddin Khan
Do they want to hatch some plot? Those who deny the truth will be the victims of the plot
Shakir
Or do they desire a war? But those who disbelieve shall be the vanquished ones in war
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
Or want they cunning? But it is those who were ungrateful. They are the ones who are outwitted.
T.B.Irving
Or do they want [to hatch] some plot, while those who disbelieve are themselves being plotted against?
Abdul Hye
Or do they intend a plot (against you)? If so, those who disbelieve are themselves (trapped) in a plot!
The Study Quran
Or do they desire to devise [a scheme]? Then those who disbelieve shall be the ones against whom a scheme is devised
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
Or are they plotting a scheme? But those who disbelieve are the ones trapped in their plot.
Talal Itani (2012)
Or are they planning a conspiracy? The conspiracy will befall the disbelievers
Dr. Kamal Omar
Or, they intend a plan? Rather those who have disbelieved: they (themselves are) those who are encircled and caught in a stratagem
Do they intend to devise a plot against you? If so, the disbelievers themselves will be trapped in their plot
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
Or even would they like plotting? Then the ones who have disbelieved are they who are (circumvented) in their plotting
Muhammad Sarwar
Do they design evil plans? The disbelievers themselves will be snared by their evil plots
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
Or do they intend to plan to do harm (to the prophet)? Then the disbelievers themselves shall be harmed by the plan
Shabbir Ahmed
Or do they intend a plot? But it is the deniers who are in fact entrapped. (In their spider web of falsehood)
Dr. Munir Munshey
Or perhaps they intend to play a trick (to escape the consequences of their deeds). But those who disbelieve are going to be outwitted
Syed Vickar Ahamed
Or do they intend a plot (against you)? But those who act in disbelief (in Allah) are themselves involved in a (sinful) plot
Or do they intend a plan? But those who disbelieve - they are the object of a plan
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
Or do they intend to scheme Indeed, it is the rejecters who are schemed against
Abdel Haleem
Do they think they can ensnare you? It is the disbelievers who have been ensnared
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
Seek they to lay a plot? Then those who disbelieve it is they who shall be plotted against
Ahmed Ali
Or do they want to stage a deception? -- Then only those who do not believe will be the ones who will be tricked
Aisha Bewley
Or do they desire to dupe you? But the duped ones are those who are kafir.
Ali Ünal
Or do they intend a plot (to entrap you so as to defeat your mission)? Yet it is those who disbelieve who are entrapped (in so plotting, because they deny themselves God’s blessings in both worlds)
Ali Quli Qara'i
Do they seek to outmaneuver [Allah]? But it is the faithless who are the outmaneuvered ones
Hamid S. Aziz
Or do they desire to plot (or ensnare)? But those who disbelieve shall be the vanquished in their plot
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
Or do they want to plot? But those who disbelieve are plotted against.
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)
Or do they plot and scheme? But those who defy God are themselves the subject of a plan
Musharraf Hussain
Or do they want to deceive you? The disbelievers only deceive themselves.
Maududi
Or are they contriving a stratagem against you? If so, that stratagem will rebound against the unbelievers
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
Or do they want to make a plan? Indeed, it is the rejecters who are being planned against
Mohammad Shafi
Or, do they want to hatch a plot? But then those who suppress the truth — they themselves are the victims of a plot
Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
Or they are intending any plot? But it is the infidels who are to be caught in the plot.
Are they plotting and scheming? The disbelievers' schemes backfire against them.
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
Or, do they desire to outwit? The unbelievers are the outwitted
Maulana Muhammad Ali
Or do they intend a plot? But those who disbelieve will be the ensnared ones in the plot
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira
Or they want/intend a plot/conspiracy ? So those who disbelieved they are the plotted/conspired against
Bijan Moeinian
Do they constantly devise secret plots against our prophet? Let them know that those who devise devilish plots, their plots always backfires
Faridul Haque
Or are they planning a conspiracy? So the conspiracy will befall only upon the disbelievers
Sher Ali
Do they intend to devise a plot? But the disbelievers themselves will be the victims of their plot
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
Do they seek to deceive (you) by trickery? Those who disbelieve are being caught in their own trap
Amatul Rahman Omar
Do they intend to wage a war (against you)? But (remember) it is those who disbelieve that will be the victims of (their own) strategy of war
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali
Or do they intend a plot (against you O Muhammad SAW)? But those who disbelieve (in the Oneness of Allah Islamic Monotheism) are themselves in a plot
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame
Or is it that they are seeking to plot? But those who disbelieve, it is they who are plotted against.
Munir Mezyed
Or do they intend to devise evil schemes against you? But those who persistently refuse to yield to the Truth will be the victims of their own evil conspiracy.
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher
Or do they want to plot? But those who reject (the truth) are the ones plotted against.
Linda “iLHam” Barto
Do they intend a plot? Those who disbelieve are already involved in a plot.
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation
Or do they want a plot? Rather, the plot will only befall the deniers.
Irving & Mohamed Hegab
Or do they want [to hatch] some plot, while those who disbelieve are themselves being plotted against?
Samy Mahdy
Or are they wanting a plot? So, those who disbelieved are ensnared into a plot!
Ahmed Hulusi
Or do they intend to plan a trap? Yet they, who deny the knowledge of the reality, are the very ones who are entrapped!
Mir Aneesuddin
Or do they intend to plot? Then those who do not believe, they (themselves) are under the influence of a plot.
Or do they only mean your annoyance and affliction with mental agitation, anxiety and trouble? But those who deny Allah shall suffer the annoyance and the grievous affliction of their minds
The Wise Quran
Or they desire a plot. So those who disbelieved, they are the ones plotted against.