Al-Baqara 2:9
The Cow · ayah 9 of 286
يُخَٰدِعُونَ ٱللَّهَ وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَمَا يَخْدَعُونَ إِلَّآ أَنفُسَهُمْ وَمَا يَشْعُرُونَ
YukhadiAAoona Allaha wallatheenaamanoo wama yakhdaAAoona illa anfusahum wamayashAAuroon
"They [think to] deceive Allāh and those who believe, but they deceive not except themselves and perceive [it] not."
Saheeh International translation
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Other English translations
Abdel Haleem (Oxford)+
"They seek to deceive God and the believers but they only deceive themselves, though they do not realize it."
Pickthall (classic)+
"They think to beguile Allah and those who believe, and they beguile none save themselves; but they perceive not."
Yusuf Ali (classic)+
"Fain would they deceive Allah and those who believe, but they only deceive themselves, and realise (it) not!"