سورة التّوبَة
Surah Al-Taubah 9:87
The Repentance · Verse 87 of 129
رَضُوا بِأَنْ يَكُونُوا مَعَ الْخَوَالِفِ وَطُبِعَ عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِهِمْ فَهُمْ لَا يَفْقَهُونَ
Abdul Mannan Omar
They are pleased to be (counted) with the misbehaved and worthless (folk) and a seal has been set upon their hearts so that they do not understand.
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
They prefer to be with (the women), who remain behind (at home): their hearts are sealed and so they understand not.
Ahmed Ali
They prefer to be with women who (are allowed to) stay at home during war, and their hearts are sealed; so they fail to understand.
12 more translations
Ali Unal
They are well-pleased to be with those (women and children) bound to stay behind, and a seal has been set upon their hearts, so they cannot ponder and penetrate the essence of matters to grasp the truth.
Daryabadi
Pleased are they that they should be with the women sitters-at-home, and their hearts are sealed up, so they understand not.
Faridul Haque
They preferred to be with the women who stay behind, and their hearts have been sealed, so they do not understand.
Maulana Muhammad Ali
They prefer to be with those who remain behind, and their hearts are sealed so they understand not.
Maulvi Sher Ali
They prefer to be with the womenfolk, who remain behind at home and their hearts are sealed so that they understand not.
Muhammad Asad
They were well-pleased to remain with those who were left behind - wherefor their hearts have been sealed, so that they cannot grasp the truth.
Muhammad Musin Khan
They are content to be with those (the women) who sit behind (at home). Their hearts are sealed up (from all kinds of goodness and right guidance), so they understand not.
Muhammad Pickthall
They are content that they should be with the useless and their hearts are sealed, so that they apprehend not.
Muhammad Sarwar
They are happy to stay home with those who are of no help in the battle, thus, their hearts were sealed and they were left with no understanding.
Muhammed ali Shakir
They preferred to be with those who remained behind, and a seal is set on their hearts so they do not understand.
Rashad Khalifa
They chose to be with the sedentary. Consequently, their hearts were sealed, and thus, they cannot comprehend.
Shabbir Ahmed
They are well pleased to be with the disabled, the elderly, the women and children, and the ill. This attitude puts a seal on their hearts. They seldom understand (that fear can only be overcome with action 2:277, 6:48, 6:81).
Commentary 9:87 Khwâlif الْخَوَالِفِ are misbehaved and worthless (Lane; Tâj). It is the plural form of khalafa – those who stay behind.
رَضُوا بِأَن يَكُونُوا مَعَ الْخَوَالِفِ وَطُبِعَ عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِهِمْ فَهُمْ لَا يَفْقَهُونَ
9:87 Khwâlif الْخَوَالِفِ are misbehaved and worthless (Lane; Tâj). It is the plural form of khalafa – those who stay behind.