Surah At-Tawbah, ayah 9
ٱشْتَرَوْا۟ بِـَٔايَـٰتِ ٱللَّهِ ثَمَنًا قَلِيلًا فَصَدُّوا۟ عَن سَبِيلِهِۦٓ ۚ إِنَّهُمْ سَآءَ مَا كَانُوا۟ يَعْمَلُونَ
They have exchanged the signs of Allāh for a small price and averted [people] from His way. Indeed, it was evil that they were doing.
At-Tawbah · 9:9
Word by word
- ٱشْتَرَوْا۟ish'tarawThey exchange
- بِـَٔايَـٰتِbiāyāti[with] the Verses of Allah
- ٱللَّهِl-lahi[with] the Verses of Allah
- ثَمَنًۭاthamanan(for) a little price
- قَلِيلًۭاqalīlan(for) a little price
- فَصَدُّوا۟faṣaddūand they hinder (people)
- عَنʿanfrom
- سَبِيلِهِۦٓ ۚsabīlihiHis way
- إِنَّهُمْinnahumIndeed
- سَآءَsāaevil
- مَاmā(is) what
- كَانُوا۟kānūthey used to
- يَعْمَلُونَyaʿmalūnado
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