Hafiz soon
Ali 'Imran · 3:54
And they [i.e., the disbelievers] planned, but Allāh planned. And Allāh is the best of planners.
Sahih International
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وَمَكَرُوا۟
wamakarū
And they schemed
Word breakdown
وَ
Harf · Resumption particleand
مَكَرُ
Fi'l · VerbAnd they schemed
Rootمكرmkr
to plot, to be cunning, to plan a scheme
43× in the Quran · Occasional
LemmaمَكَرَVerb (form I) - to plot, to scheme, to plan
وا۟
Ism · Personal pronounthem/their
Grammar rules
Past tense verb
وَمَكَرُوا۟ (And they schemed) is a past tense verb — the action already happened and is complete.
We translate it in past tense — "did", "created", "said", etc.
Lesson 8 · Verbs — Past & Present