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Quran 4:142

Surah An-Nisa (The Women), verse 142 of 176 · Juz 5

إِنَّ ٱلْمُنَـٰفِقِينَ يُخَـٰدِعُونَ ٱللَّهَ وَهُوَ خَـٰدِعُهُمْ وَإِذَا قَامُوٓا۟ إِلَى ٱلصَّلَوٰةِ قَامُوا۟ كُسَالَىٰ يُرَآءُونَ ٱلنَّاسَ وَلَا يَذْكُرُونَ ٱللَّهَ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا

Translations of Quran 4:142
EnglishTalal Itani

The hypocrites try to deceive Allah, but He is deceiving them. And when they stand for prayer, they stand lazily, showing off in front of people, and remembering Allah only a little.

EnglishPickthall, 1930

Lo! the hypocrites seek to beguile Allah, but it is He Who beguileth them. When they stand up to worship they perform it languidly and to be seen of men, and are mindful of Allah but little;

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Her halde münafıklar Allah’a hud'a yapmağa çalışırlar, Allah da hud'alarını başlarına geçirir, namaza kalktıkları vakit de üşene üşene kalkarlar, halka gösteriş yaparlar, yoksa Allah’ı pek az hatıra getirirler.

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Les hypocrites cherchent à tromper Dieu ; c’est Dieu qui les trompera le premier. Quand ils se disposent à faire la prière, ils le font avec nonchalance ; ils en font étalage devant les hommes, mais ils ne pensent que très-peu à Dieu,

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

De veinsaards handelen bedriegelijk met God, maar hij zal hen bedriegen; en als zij opstaan om te bidden, staan zij zorgeloos; zij doen het om door de menschen gezien te worden, en denken slechts een weinig aan God.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Gl’ipocriti cercano ad ingannare Dio; è Dio il primo ad ingannarli. Quando si dispongono a fare la preghiera lo fanno con indifferenza, ne fanno mostra avanti agli uomini, ma pensano ben poco a Dio,

Arabic: Tanzil Project. English: Translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com. Other translations: public domain editions, listed in Sources.