وَكَذَٰلِكَ جَعَلْنَا فِى كُلِّ قَرْيَةٍ أَكَـٰبِرَ مُجْرِمِيهَا لِيَمْكُرُوا۟ فِيهَا ۖ وَمَا يَمْكُرُونَ إِلَّا بِأَنفُسِهِمْ وَمَا يَشْعُرُونَ
- EnglishSaheeh International
- And thus We have placed within every city the greatest of its criminals to conspire therein. But they conspire not except against themselves, and they perceive [it] not.
- TamilJan Trust Foundation
- மேலும் இவ்வாறே ஒவ்வோர் ஊரிலும் குற்றவாளிகளின் தலைவர்களை நாம் ஏற்படுத்தியிருக்கிறோம். அதில் அவர்கள் சூழ்ச்சி செய்வதற்காக, ஆயினும் அவர்கள் தங்களுக்கே சூழ்ச்சி செய்து கொள்கிறார்கள். (இதை) அவர்கள் உணருவதில்லை.
- SinhalaRuwwad Center
- එලෙස සෑම ගමකම එහි කුමන්ත්රණය කරනු පිණිස එහි වැරදි කරන ප්රධානීන් ඇති කළෙමු. තවද ඔවුහු කුමන්ත්රණ කරනුයේ ඔවුන්ට ම මිස වෙනත් අයට නො වේ. තවද ඔවුහු (ඒ බව) වටහා නො ගනිති.
- UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
- اور اسی طرح ہم نے ہر بستی میں وہاں کے رئیسوں ہی کو جرائم کا مرتکب بنایا تاکہ وه لوگ وہاں فریب کریں ۔ اور وه لوگ اپنے ہی ساتھ فریب کررہے ہیں اور ان کو ذرا خبر نہیں۔
- JapaneseRyoichi Mita
- このようにわれは，それぞれの町の有力者を罪深い者にして，そこで策謀させる。しかしかれらは自分自身に対して策謀するだけで，それに自ら気付かない。
- ChineseMa Jian
- 我这样使-个城市都有一些罪魁，以便他们在那里用计谋；其实，他们的计谋，只害自己，但他们不自觉。
Tafsir of 6:123
Evil Plots of the Leaders of the Criminals and their Subsequent Demise Allah says: Just as We appointed chiefs and leaders for the criminals who call to disbelief, hinder from the path of Allah, and oppose and defy you in your town, O Muhammad. Such was also the case with the Messengers before you, who were tested with the same. But the good end was always theirs.' Allah said in other Ayat, وَكَذَلِكَ جَعَلْنَا لِكُلِّ نَبِىٍّ عَدُوّاً مِّنَ الْمُجْرِمِينَ (Thus have We made for every Prophet an enemy among the criminals.) 25:31 Allah said, وَإِذَآ أَرَدْنَآ أَن نُّهْلِكَ قَرْيَةً أَمَرْنَا مُتْرَفِيهَا فَفَسَقُواْ فِيهَا (And when We decide to destroy a town, We send a definite order to those among them who lead a life of luxury, and they transgress therein.) 17:16 meaning, We command them to obey Us, but they defy the command and as a consequence, We destroy them. It was also said that, "We send a definite order", in the last Ayah means, "We decree for them," as Allah stated here لِيَمْكُرُواْ فِيهَا (to plot therein.) Ibn Abi Talhah reported that Ibn `Abbas explained the Ayah أَكَبِرَ مُجْرِمِيهَا لِيَمْكُرُواْ فِيهَا (.…
Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
