Surah Al-Baqarah 2:9

The Cow · Verse 9 of 286 · Juz 1 · Page 3

يُخَـٰدِعُونَ ٱللَّهَ وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَمَا يَخْدَعُونَ إِلَّآ أَنفُسَهُمْ وَمَا يَشْعُرُونَ

They [think to] deceive Allāh and those who believe, but they deceive not except themselves and perceive [it] not.

Translation: Saheeh International

Tafsir

They would deceive God and the believers by manifesting the opposite of the unbelief they hide so that they can avoid His rulings in this world; and only themselves they deceive yukhādi‘ūn for the evil consequences of their deception will rebound upon them as they are disgraced in this world when God makes known to …

Excerpt from Tafsir al-Jalalayn, commentary on 2:9, via Quran.com. The reader has the full commentary and 9 more tafsirs.