سُوْرَةُ الطَّارِقِ

Surah At-Taariq (86) — Ayah 16

The Morning Star · Meccan · Juz 30 · Page 591

وَأَكِيدُ كَيْدًا ﴿16﴾
And I (too) am planning a plan.
وَأَكِيدُ wa-akīdu But I am planning
كَيْدًۭا kaydan a plan

Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.

16. 1. That is, I am not unaware of their schemes and conspiracies; I am also planning against them or countering their plots. A plot is bad if its purpose is evil, but not bad if its purpose is good.