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!
They exchanged the verses of Allah for an abject price, therefore prevented from His way; indeed what they do is extremely evil.
They have sold the signs of God for a small price, and have barred from His way; truly evil is that they have been doing,
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,
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.
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.
They traded away God's revelations for a cheap price, so they barred others from His path. How evil is what they did.
They have sold the revelations of Allah for a paltry price and have firmly hindered people from His Path. Evil indeed is what they have done.
They have purchased with the Ayat of Allah a little gain, and they hindered men from His way; evil indeed is that which they used to do.
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.
They have sold the signs of Allah for a paltry gain, and have barred [the people] from His way. Evil indeed is what they have been doing.
They sell the verses of Allah for a small price and bar others from His Path. Evil is what they have been doing.
They have exchanged the signs of Allah for a small price and averted [people] from His way. Indeed, it was evil that they were doing.
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.
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.
Ishtaraw bi<u>a</u>y<u>a</u>ti All<u>a</u>hi thamanan qaleelan fa<u>s</u>addoo AAan sabeelihi innahum s<u>a</u>a m<u>a</u> k<u>a</u>noo yaAAmaloon<b>a</b>
They have sold God's revelations for a paltry price, and barred others from His path. How evil is what they have been doing!
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.
ٱشْتَرَوْا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِ ٱللَّهِ ثَمَنًا قَلِيلًا فَصَدُّوا۟ عَن سَبِيلِهِۦٓ إِنَّهُمْ سَآءَ مَا كَانُوا۟ يَعْمَلُونَ
In order to satisfy their passions and desires, they took a trivial price of the things of this world in exchange for following Allah’s words, which includes fulfilment of treaties. They prevented themselves from following the truth and they turned away from it. They also prevented others from the truth. Such actions are most certainly evil.
In order to satisfy their passions and desires, they took a trivial price of the things of this world in exchange for following Allah’s words, which includes fulfilment of treaties. They prevented themselves from following the truth and they turned away from it. They also prevented others from the truth. Such actions are most certainly evil.
<div class="text_uthmani arabic">اشْتَرَوْاْ بِـَايَـتِ اللَّهِ ثَمَنًا قَلِيلاً</div><p>(They have purchased with the Ayat of Allah a little gain,) idolators exchanged following the Ayat of Allah with the lower affairs of life that they indulged in, </p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">فَصَدُّواْ عَن سَبِيلِهِ</div><p>(and they hindered men from His way), trying to prevent the believers from following the truth, </p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">إِنَّهُمْ سَآءَ مَا كَانُواْ يَعْمَلُونَلاَ يَرْقُبُونَ فِى مُؤْمِنٍ إِلاًّ وَلاَ ذِمَّةً</div><p>(evil indeed is that which they used to do. With regard to a believer, they respect not the ties, either of kinship or of covenant!) 9:9-10. We explained these meanings before, as well as, the meaning of, </p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">فَإِن تَابُواْ وَأَقَامُواْ الصَّلَوةَ</div><p>(But if they repent, perform the Salah...) </p>
اشْتَرَوْاْ بِـَايَـتِ اللَّهِ ثَمَنًا قَلِيلاً(They have purchased with the Ayat of Allah a little gain,) idolators exchanged following the Ayat of Allah with the lower affairs of life that they indulged in, فَصَدُّواْ عَن سَبِيلِهِ(and they hindered men from His way), trying to prevent the believers from following the truth, إِنَّهُمْ سَآءَ مَا كَانُواْ يَعْمَلُونَلاَ يَرْقُبُونَ فِى مُؤْمِنٍ إِلاًّ وَلاَ ذِمَّةً(evil indeed is that which they used to do. With regard to a believer, they respect not the ties, either of kinship or of covenant!) 9:9-10. We explained these meanings before, as well as, the meaning of, فَإِن تَابُواْ وَأَقَامُواْ الصَّلَوةَ(But if they repent, perform the Salah...) 