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Quran 2:9 · 9th verse of 286
The Cow
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يُخَٰدِعُونَ ٱللَّهَ وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَمَا يَخْدَعُونَ إِلَّآ أَنفُسَهُمْ وَمَا يَشْعُرُونَ 
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Transliteration
yukhādiʿūna l-laha wa-alladhīna āmanū wamā yakhdaʿūna illā anfusahum wamā yashʿurūna
Saheeh International
They [think to] deceive Allah and those who believe, but they deceive not except themselves and perceive [it] not.
Comparative Study
16 scholarly English translations of verse 9 from Surah Al-Baqarah, presented for comparative study.
Fain would they deceive Allah and those who believe, but they only deceive themselves, and realise (it) not!
They (think to) deceive Allah and those who believe, while they only deceive themselves, and perceive (it) not!
They (try to) deceive God and those who believe, yet deceive none but themselves although they do not know.
They wish to deceive Allah and the believers; and in fact they deceive none except themselves and they do not have any understanding.
They would trick God and the believers, and only themselves they deceive, and they are not aware.
They would deceive Allah and those who believe, whereas they deceive not save themselves, and they perceive not.
They seek to deceive God and those who believe, but they deceive none but themselves, though they are not aware.
They thus try to deceive Allah and the Believers, but they succeed in deceiving none except themselves and they realize it not.
They try to deceive Allah and those who believe, while they only deceive themselves, and perceive (it) not!
They think to beguile Allah and those who believe, and they beguile none save themselves; but they perceive not.
They seek to deceive Allah and those who have faith, yet they deceive no one but themselves, but they are not aware.
They seek to deceive Allah and those who believe, but they deceive none except themselves, though they do not sense it.
They deceive God and the believers. However, they have deceived no one but themselves, a fact of which they are not aware.
They desire to deceive Allah and those who believe, and they deceive only themselves and they do not perceive.
They seek to deceive God and the believers, but they only deceive themselves, though they do not realize it.
