سورة التّوبَة
Surah Al-Taubah 9:9
The Repentance · Verse 9 of 129
اشْتَرَوْا بِآيَاتِ اللَّهِ ثَمَنًا قَلِيلًا فَصَدُّوا عَنْ سَبِيلِهِ ۚ إِنَّهُمْ سَاءَ مَا كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ
Abdul Mannan Omar
They have preferred paltry gains (- this world) to the revelations of Allâh and thus have turned (people) away from His path. Surely, evil is what they do!
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
The Signs of Allah have they sold for a miserable price, and (many) have they hindered from His way: evil indeed are the deeds they have done.
Ahmed Ali
They barter away the words of God for a petty price, and obstruct (others) from His path. How evil indeed are the things they do!
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Ali Unal
(As well as breaking their treaties) they have sold God’s Revelations (concerning treaties) for a trifling price and they barred people from His way. How evil is what they do!
Daryabadi
They have bartered the revelations of Allah for a small price, so they keep back from His path. Verily vile is that which they have been working.
Faridul Haque
They exchanged the verses of Allah for an abject price, therefore prevented from His way; indeed what they do is extremely evil.
Maulana Muhammad Ali
They have taken a small price for the messages of Allah, so they hinder (men) from His way. Surely evil is that which they do.
Maulvi Sher Ali
They have bartered the Signs of ALLAH for a paltry price and have turned men away from HIS way. Evil indeed is that which they do.
Muhammad Asad
God's messages have they bartered away for a trifling gain, and have thus turned away from His path: evil, behold, is all that they are wont to do,
Muhammad Musin Khan
They have purchased with the Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) of Allah a little gain, and they hindered men from His Way; evil indeed is that which they used to do.
Muhammad Pickthall
They have purchased with the revelations of Allah a little gain, so they debar (men) from His way. Lo! evil is that which they are wont to do.
Muhammad Sarwar
They have sold God's revelations for a paltry price and have created obstacles in the way of God. What they have done is evil.
Muhammed ali Shakir
They have taken a small price for the communications of Allah, so they turn away from His way; surely evil is it that they do.
Rashad Khalifa
They traded away GOD's revelations for a cheap price. Consequently, they repulsed the people from His path. Miserable indeed is what they did!
Shabbir Ahmed
They trade away God’s revelations for petty gains and hinder people from His path. Their deeds spread inequity and confusion in the society.