The Women
4. An-Nisā’
النساء
Page #101
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إِنَّ
الْمُنَافِقِينَ
يُخَادِعُونَ
اللَّهَ
وَهُوَ
خَادِعُهُمْ
وَإِذَا
قَامُوا
إِلَى
الصَّلَاةِ
قَامُوا
كُسَالَى
يُرَاءُونَ
النَّاسَ
وَلَا
يَذْكُرُونَ
اللَّهَ
إِلَّا
قَلِيلًا
ʾinna l-munāfiqīna yukhādiʿūna llāha wa-huwa khādiʿuhum wa-ʾidhā qāmū ʾilā ṣ-ṣalāti qāmū kusālā yurāʾūna n-nāsa wa-lā yadhkurūna llāha ʾillā qalīlan
The hypocrites indeed seek to deceive Allah, but it is He who outwits them. When they stand up for prayer, they stand up lazily, showing off to the people and not remembering Allah except a little,
— Ali Quli Qarai
The Hypocrites - they think they are over-reaching Allah, but He will over-reach them: When they stand up to prayer, they stand without earnestness, to be seen of men, but little do they hold Allah in remembrance;
