Surah Al-Baqarah, ayah 9
يُخَـٰدِعُونَ ٱللَّهَ وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَمَا يَخْدَعُونَ إِلَّآ أَنفُسَهُمْ وَمَا يَشْعُرُونَ
They [think to] deceive Allāh and those who believe, but they deceive not except themselves and perceive [it] not.
Al-Baqarah · 2:9
Word by word
- يُخَـٰدِعُونَyukhādiʿūnaThey seek to deceive
- ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
- وَٱلَّذِينَwa-alladhīnaand those who
- ءَامَنُوا۟āmanūbelieve[d]
- وَمَاwamāand not
- يَخْدَعُونَyakhdaʿūnathey deceive
- إِلَّآillāexcept
- أَنفُسَهُمْanfusahumthemselves
- وَمَاwamāand not
- يَشْعُرُونَyashʿurūnathey realize (it)
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