Surah Al-Baqara 2:9 — translation and meaning
البقرة · Verse 9 / 286 · Page 3
يُخَادِعُونَ اللَّهَ وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَمَا يَخْدَعُونَ إِلَّا أَنفُسَهُمْ وَمَا يَشْعُرُونَ
Word by Word
يُخَادِعُونَ
yukhadi'una
They seek to deceive
اللَّهَ
al-laha
Allah
وَالَّذِينَ
wa-alladhina
and those who
آمَنُوا
amanu
believe[d]
وَمَا
wama
and not
يَخْدَعُونَ
yakhda'una
they deceive
إِلَّا
illa
except
أَنفُسَهُمْ
anfusahum
themselves
وَمَا
wama
and not
يَشْعُرُونَ
yash'uruna
they realize (it)
Transliteration
Yukhaadi'oonal laaha wallazeena aamanoo wa maa yakhda'oona illaaa anfusahum wa maa yash'uroon
Translation
They [think to] deceive Allah and those who believe, but they deceive not except themselves and perceive [it] not.
Verse interpretation (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.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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