Surah At-Tawbah, ayah 37
إِنَّمَا ٱلنَّسِىٓءُ زِيَادَةٌ فِى ٱلْكُفْرِ ۖ يُضَلُّ بِهِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ يُحِلُّونَهُۥ عَامًا وَيُحَرِّمُونَهُۥ عَامًا لِّيُوَاطِـُٔوا۟ عِدَّةَ مَا حَرَّمَ ٱللَّهُ فَيُحِلُّوا۟ مَا حَرَّمَ ٱللَّهُ ۚ زُيِّنَ لَهُمْ سُوٓءُ أَعْمَـٰلِهِمْ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ لَا يَهْدِى ٱلْقَوْمَ ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ
Indeed, the postponing [of restriction within sacred months] is an increase in disbelief by which those who have disbelieved are led [further] astray. They make it lawful one year and unlawful another year to correspond to the number made unlawful by Allāh and [thus] make lawful what Allāh has made unlawful. Made pleasing to them is the evil of their deeds; and Allāh does not guide the disbelieving people.
Word by word
- إِنَّمَاinnamāIndeed
- ٱلنَّسِىٓءُl-nasīuthe postponing
- زِيَادَةٌۭziyādatun(is) an increase
- فِىfīin
- ٱلْكُفْرِ ۖl-kuf'rithe disbelief
- يُضَلُّyuḍalluare led astray
- بِهِbihiby it
- ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
- كَفَرُوا۟kafarūdisbelieve
- يُحِلُّونَهُۥyuḥillūnahuThey make it lawful
- عَامًۭاʿāmanone year
- وَيُحَرِّمُونَهُۥwayuḥarrimūnahuand make it unlawful
- عَامًۭاʿāman(another) year
- لِّيُوَاطِـُٔوا۟liyuwāṭiūto adjust
- عِدَّةَʿiddatathe number
- مَاmāwhich
- حَرَّمَḥarramaAllah has made unlawful
- ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah has made unlawful
- فَيُحِلُّوا۟fayuḥillūand making lawful
- مَاmāwhat
- حَرَّمَḥarramaAllah has made unlawful
- ٱللَّهُ ۚl-lahuAllah has made unlawful
- زُيِّنَzuyyinaIs made fair-seeming
- لَهُمْlahumto them
- سُوٓءُsūu(the) evil
- أَعْمَـٰلِهِمْ ۗaʿmālihim(of) their deeds
- وَٱللَّهُwal-lahuAnd Allah
- لَاlā(does) not
- يَهْدِىyahdīguide
- ٱلْقَوْمَl-qawmathe people
- ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَl-kāfirīnathe disbelievers
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