يُخَـٰدِعُونَ ٱللَّهَ وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَمَا يَخْدَعُونَ إِلَّآ أَنفُسَهُمْ وَمَا يَشْعُرُونَ
- EnglishSaheeh International
- They [think to] deceive Allāh and those who believe, but they deceive not except themselves and perceive [it] not.
- TamilJan Trust Foundation
- (இவ்வாறு கூறி) அவர்கள் அல்லாஹ்வையும், ஈமான் (இறை நம்பிக்கை) கொண்டோரையும் ஏமாற்ற நினைக்கின்றார்கள்;, ஆனால் அவர்கள் (உண்மையில்) தம்மைத்தாமே ஏமாற்றிக்கொள்கிறார்களே தவிர வேறில்லை, எனினும் அவர்கள் (இதை) உணர்ந்து கொள்ளவில்லை.
- SinhalaRuwwad Center
- ඔවුහු අල්ලාහ්ට හා දෙවියන් විශ්වාස කළවුන්ට වංචා කරති. (සත්ය වශයෙන් ම) ඔවුහු තමන්ට ම මිස වංචා නො කරන්නෝ ය. තවද ඔවුන් (මේ බව) වටහා ගන්නේ නැත.
- UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
- وه اللہ تعالیٰ کو اور ایمان والوں کو دھوکا دیتے ہیں، لیکن دراصل وه خود اپنے آپ کو دھوکا دے رہے ہیں، مگر سمجھتے نہیں۔
- JapaneseRyoichi Mita
- かれらはアッラーと信仰する者たちを，欺こうとしている。（実際は）自分を欺いているのに過ぎないのだが，かれらは（それに）気付かない。
- ChineseMa Jian
- 他们想欺瞒真主和信士，其实，他们只是自欺，却不觉悟。
Tafsir of 2:9
Meaning of Nifaq Nifaq means to show conformity - or agreement - and to conceal evil. Nifaq has several types: Nifaq in the creed that causes its people to reside in Hell for eternity, and Nifaq in deed, which is one of the major sins, as we will explain soon, Allah willing. Ibn Jurayj said of the hypocrite that, "His actual deeds are different from what he publicizes, what he conceals is different from what he utters, his entrance and presence are not the same as his exit and absence." The Beginning of Hypocrisy The revelations about the characteristics of the hypocrites were revealed in Al-Madinah, this is because there were no hypocrites in Makkah. Rather the opposite was the situation in Makkah, since some people were forced to pretend that they were disbelievers, while their hearts concealed their faith. Afterwards, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ migrated to Al-Madinah, where the Ansar from the tribes of Aws and Khazraj resided. They used to worship idols during the pre-Islamic period of ignorance, just as the rest of the Arab idolators. Three Jewish tribes resided in Al-Madinah, Banu Qaynuqa`-allies of Al-Khazraj, Banu An-Nadir and Banu Qurayzah-allies of the Aws.…
Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
