Quran 47:9 — Muhammad, verse 9
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
It is because they hate what God has sent down that He has caused their deeds to go to waste.
ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمْ كَرِهُوا مَا أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ فَأَحْبَطَ أَعْمَالَهُمْ
dhālika bi-annahum karihū mā anzala l-lahu fa-aḥbaṭa aʿmālahum
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- That is because they have been averse to what God has sent down, so He has made their works to fail.
- Muhammad Asad
- this, because they hate [the very thought of] what God has bestowed from on high and thus He causes all their deeds to come to nought!
- Sahih International
- That is because they disliked what Allāh revealed, so He rendered worthless their deeds.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ذَٰلِكَdhālika | That | — |
| 2 | بِأَنَّهُمْbi-annahum | (is) because they | — |
| 3 | كَرِهُوا۟karihū | hate | كره |
| 4 | مَآmā | what | — |
| 5 | أَنزَلَanzala | Allah has revealed | نزل |
| 6 | ٱللَّهُl-lahu | Allah has revealed | أله |
| 7 | فَأَحْبَطَfa-aḥbaṭa | so He has made worthless | حبط |
| 8 | أَعْمَـٰلَهُمْaʿmālahum | their deeds | عمل |