027.049 Y: They said: "Swear a mutual oath by Allah that we shall make a secret night attack on him and his people, and that we shall then say to his heir (when he seeks vengeance): 'We were not present at the slaughter of his people, and we are positively telling the truth.'"
P: They said: Swear one to another by Allah that we verily will attack him and his household by night, and afterward we will surely say unto his friend: We witnessed not the destruction of his household. And lo! we are truthtellers.
S: They said: Swear to each other by Allah that we will certainly make a sudden attack on him and his family by night, then we will say to his heir: We did not witness the destruction of his family, and we are most surely truthful.
027.050 Y: They plotted and planned, but We too planned, even while they perceived it not.
P: So they plotted a plot: and We plotted a plot, while they perceived not.
S: And they planned a plan, and We planned a plan while they perceived not.
027.051 Y: Then see what was the end of their plot!- this, that We destroyed them and their people, all (of them).
P: Then see the nature of the consequence of their plotting, for lo! We destroyed them and their people, every one.
S: See, then, how was the end of their plan that We destroyed them and their people, all (of them).
027.052 Y: Now such were their houses, - in utter ruin, - because they practised wrong-doing. Verily in this is a Sign for people of knowledge.