Surah At-Tawbah, ayah 17
مَا كَانَ لِلْمُشْرِكِينَ أَن يَعْمُرُوا۟ مَسَـٰجِدَ ٱللَّهِ شَـٰهِدِينَ عَلَىٰٓ أَنفُسِهِم بِٱلْكُفْرِ ۚ أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ حَبِطَتْ أَعْمَـٰلُهُمْ وَفِى ٱلنَّارِ هُمْ خَـٰلِدُونَ
It is not for the polytheists to maintain the mosques of Allāh [while] witnessing against themselves with disbelief. [For] those, their deeds have become worthless, and in the Fire they will abide eternally.
At-Tawbah · 9:17
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- مَاmā(It) is not
- كَانَkāna(It) is not
- لِلْمُشْرِكِينَlil'mush'rikīnafor the polytheists
- أَنanthat
- يَعْمُرُوا۟yaʿmurūthey maintain
- مَسَـٰجِدَmasājida(the) masajid of Allah
- ٱللَّهِl-lahi(the) masajid of Allah
- شَـٰهِدِينَshāhidīna(while) witnessing
- عَلَىٰٓʿalāagainst
- أَنفُسِهِمanfusihimthemselves
- بِٱلْكُفْرِ ۚbil-kuf'ri[with] disbelief
- أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَulāika(For) those
- حَبِطَتْḥabiṭatworthless
- أَعْمَـٰلُهُمْaʿmāluhum(are) their deeds
- وَفِىwafīand in
- ٱلنَّارِl-nārithe Fire
- هُمْhumthey
- خَـٰلِدُونَkhālidūna(will) abide forever
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