Quran 2:9 — Al-Baqara, verse 9
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
They seek to deceive God and the believers but they only deceive themselves, though they do not realize it.
يُخَادِعُونَ اللَّهَ وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَمَا يَخْدَعُونَ إِلَّا أَنْفُسَهُمْ وَمَا يَشْعُرُونَ
yukhādiʿūna l-laha wa-alladhīna āmanū wamā yakhdaʿūna illā anfusahum wamā yashʿurūna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- They would trick God and the believers, and only themselves they deceive, and they are not aware.
- Muhammad Asad
- They would deceive God and those who have attained to faith-the while they deceive none but themselves, and perceive it not.
- Sahih International
- They [think to] deceive Allāh and those who believe, but they deceive not except themselves and perceive [it] not.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | يُخَـٰدِعُونَyukhādiʿūna | They seek to deceive | خدع |
| 2 | ٱللَّهَl-laha | Allah | أله |
| 3 | وَٱلَّذِينَwa-alladhīna | and those who | — |
| 4 | ءَامَنُوا۟āmanū | believe[d] | أمن |
| 5 | وَمَاwamā | and not | — |
| 6 | يَخْدَعُونَyakhdaʿūna | they deceive | خدع |
| 7 | إِلَّآillā | except | — |
| 8 | أَنفُسَهُمْanfusahum | themselves | نفس |
| 9 | وَمَاwamā | and not | — |
| 10 | يَشْعُرُونَyashʿurūna | they realize (it) | شعر |