Quran 4:142 — An-Nisaa, verse 142
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
The hypocrites try to deceive God, but it is He who causes them to be deceived. When they stand up to pray, they do so sluggishly, showing off in front of people, and remember God only a little,
إِنَّ الْمُنَافِقِينَ يُخَادِعُونَ اللَّهَ وَهُوَ خَادِعُهُمْ وَإِذَا قَامُوا إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ قَامُوا كُسَالَىٰ يُرَاءُونَ النَّاسَ وَلَا يَذْكُرُونَ اللَّهَ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا
inna l-munāfiqīna yukhādiʿūna l-laha wahuwa khādiʿuhum wa-idhā qāmū ilā l-ṣalati qāmū kusālā yurāūna l-nāsa walā yadhkurūna l-laha illā qalīlan
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- The hypocrites seek to trick God, but God is tricking them. When they stand up to pray they stand up lazily, showing off to the people and not remembering God save a little;
- Muhammad Asad
- Behold, the hypocrites seek to deceive God - the while it is He who causes them to be deceived [by themselves] And when they rise to pray, they rise reluctantly, only to be seen and praised by men, remembering God but seldom,
- Sahih International
- Indeed, the hypocrites [think to] deceive Allāh, but He is deceiving them. And when they stand for prayer, they stand lazily, showing [themselves to] the people and not remembering Allāh except a little,
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | إِنَّinna | Indeed | — |
| 2 | ٱلْمُنَـٰفِقِينَl-munāfiqīna | the hypocrites | نفق |
| 3 | يُخَـٰدِعُونَyukhādiʿūna | (seek to) deceive | خدع |
| 4 | ٱللَّهَl-laha | Allah | أله |
| 5 | وَهُوَwahuwa | and (it is) He | — |
| 6 | خَـٰدِعُهُمْkhādiʿuhum | who deceives them | خدع |
| 7 | وَإِذَاwa-idhā | And when | — |
| 8 | قَامُوٓا۟qāmū | they stand | قوم |
| 9 | إِلَىilā | for | — |
| 10 | ٱلصَّلَوٰةِl-ṣalati | the prayer | صلو |
| 11 | قَامُوا۟qāmū | they stand | قوم |
| 12 | كُسَالَىٰkusālā | lazily | كسل |
| 13 | يُرَآءُونَyurāūna | showing off | رأي |
| 14 | ٱلنَّاسَl-nāsa | (to) the people | نوس |
| 15 | وَلَاwalā | and not | — |
| 16 | يَذْكُرُونَyadhkurūna | they remember | ذكر |
| 17 | ٱللَّهَl-laha | Allah | أله |
| 18 | إِلَّاillā | except | — |
| 19 | قَلِيلًۭاqalīlan | a little | قلل |