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At-Tawbah 87

Ayah 87 of 129 · Medinan

رَضُواْ بِأَن يَكُونُواْ مَعَ ٱلۡخَوَالِفِ وَطُبِعَ عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِهِمۡ فَهُمۡ لَا يَفۡقَهُونَ ٨٧

They were satisfied to be with those who stay behind, and their hearts were sealed over, so they do not understand.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. رَضُواْThey (were) satisfiedraḍū
  2. بِأَنtobi-an
  3. يَكُونُواْbeyakūnū
  4. مَعَwithmaʿa
  5. ٱلۡخَوَالِفِthose who stay behindl-khawālifi
  6. وَطُبِعَand were sealedwaṭubiʿa
  7. عَلَىٰ[on]ʿalā
  8. قُلُوبِهِمۡtheir heartsqulūbihim
  9. فَهُمۡso theyfahum
  10. لَا(do) notlā
  11. يَفۡقَهُونَunderstandyafqahūna

Tafsir

These hypocrites are pleased with disgrace and humiliation, since they are pleased to stay behind with those who are excused. Allah has sealed their hearts because of their disbelief and hypocrisy, so they do not know where their best interests are. They are therefore similar to animals.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran