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Al-Baqarah 9

Ayah 9 of 286 · Medinan

يُخَٰدِعُونَ ٱللَّهَ وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَمَا يَخۡدَعُونَ إِلَّآ أَنفُسَهُمۡ وَمَا يَشۡعُرُونَ ٩

They [think to] deceive Allāh and those who believe, but they deceive not except themselves and perceive [it] not.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. يُخَٰدِعُونَThey seek to deceiveyukhādiʿūna
  2. ٱللَّهَAllahl-laha
  3. وَٱلَّذِينَand those whowa-alladhīna
  4. ءَامَنُواْbelieve[d]āmanū
  5. وَمَاand notwamā
  6. يَخۡدَعُونَthey deceiveyakhdaʿūna
  7. إِلَّآexceptillā
  8. أَنفُسَهُمۡthemselvesanfusahum
  9. وَمَاand notwamā
  10. يَشۡعُرُونَthey realize (it)yashʿurūna

Tafsir

They think that they can deceive Allah and the believers by acting outside as if they believe, while inside hiding their disbelief; but really, they only deceive themselves, without realising it. Allah knows all that is secret and hidden, and has told the believers what these people are like.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran