Surah At-Tawba 9:87 — translation and meaning
التوبة · Verse 87 / 129 · Page 201
رَضُوا بِأَن يَكُونُوا مَعَ الْخَوَالِفِ وَطُبِعَ عَلَى قُلُوبِهِمْ فَهُمْ لَا يَفْقَهُونَ
Word by Word
رَضُوا
radu
They (were) satisfied
بِأَن
bi-an
to
يَكُونُوا
yakunu
be
مَعَ
ma'a
with
الْخَوَالِفِ
al-khawalifi
those who stay behind
وَطُبِعَ
watubi'a
and were sealed
عَلَى
ala
[on]
قُلُوبِهِمْ
qulubihim
their hearts
فَهُمْ
fahum
so they
لَا
la
(do) not
يَفْقَهُونَ
yafqahuna
understand
Transliteration
Radoo bi ai yakoonoo ma'al khawaalifi wa tubi'a 'alaa quloobihim fahum laa yafqahoon
Translation
They were satisfied to be with those who stay behind, and their hearts were sealed over, so they do not understand.
Verse interpretation (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.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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