God’s subtle scheme is exceedingly firm!

7. Surah Al Araf

The Quranic Text & Ali’s Version:

وَالَّذِينَ كَذَّبُواْ بِآيَاتِنَا سَنَسْتَدْرِجُهُم مِّنْ حَيْثُ لاَ يَعْلَمُونَ ﴿١٨٢﴾

7: 182. Those who reject Our signs, We shall gradually visit with punishment, in ways they perceive not.

C1154a. See also 68:44 and n. 5626.

وَأُمْلِي لَهُمْ إِنَّ كَيْدِي مَتِينٌ ﴿١٨٣﴾

7: 183. Respite will I grant unto them:

for My scheme is strong (and unfailing).

Other Versions:

7: 182

Asad But as for those who are bent on giving t he lie to Our messages – We shall bring them low, step by step, without their perceiving how it came about [note 148]:

Pickthall And those who deny Our revelations--step by step We lead them on from whence they know not.

Transliteration Wallazina kazzabu_ bi a_ya_tina_ sanastadrijuhum min haisu la_ ya'lamu_n(a).

7: 183

Asad for, behold, though I may give them rein for a while, My subtle scheme is exceedingly firm!

Pickthall I give them rein (for) lo! My scheme is strong.

Asad’s note 148 Lit., “without their knowledge whence [it comes]”. For an explanation of the term “kayd” (“subtle scheme”) occurring in the next verse, see note 25 on 68:45, where this term appears for the first time in Quranic revelation. ]]