Quran 9:87 — At-Tawba, verse 87
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
they prefer to be with those who stay behind. Their hearts have been sealed: they do not comprehend.
رَضُوا بِأَنْ يَكُونُوا مَعَ الْخَوَالِفِ وَطُبِعَ عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِهِمْ فَهُمْ لَا يَفْقَهُونَ
raḍū bi-an yakūnū maʿa l-khawālifi waṭubiʿa ʿalā qulūbihim fahum lā yafqahūna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- They are well-pleased to be with those behind, and a seal has been set upon their hearts, so the they understand not.
- Muhammad Asad
- They were well-pleased to remain with those who were left behind - where for their hearts have been sealed, so that they cannot grasp the truth.
- Sahih International
- They were satisfied to be with those who stay behind, and their hearts were sealed over, so they do not understand.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | رَضُوا۟raḍū | They (were) satisfied | رضو |
| 2 | بِأَنbi-an | to | — |
| 3 | يَكُونُوا۟yakūnū | be | كون |
| 4 | مَعَmaʿa | with | — |
| 5 | ٱلْخَوَالِفِl-khawālifi | those who stay behind | خلف |
| 6 | وَطُبِعَwaṭubiʿa | and were sealed | طبع |
| 7 | عَلَىٰʿalā | [on] | — |
| 8 | قُلُوبِهِمْqulūbihim | their hearts | قلب |
| 9 | فَهُمْfahum | so they | — |
| 10 | لَاlā | (do) not | — |
| 11 | يَفْقَهُونَyafqahūna | understand | فقه |