Surah At-Tawbah (التوبة) • The Repentance

Quran 9:93

9:93

۞ إِنَّمَا ٱلسَّبِيلُ عَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ يَسْتَـْٔذِنُونَكَ وَهُمْ أَغْنِيَآءُ ۚ رَضُوا۟ بِأَن يَكُونُوا۟ مَعَ ٱلْخَوَالِفِ وَطَبَعَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِهِمْ فَهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ

innamā l-sabīlu ʿalā alladhīna yastadhinūnaka wahum aghniyāu raḍū bi-an yakūnū maʿa l-khawālifi waṭabaʿa l-lahu ʿalā qulūbihim fahum lā yaʿlamūna

The cause [for blame] is only upon those who ask permission of you while they are rich. They are satisfied to be with those who stay behind, and Allāh has sealed over their hearts, so they do not know.

— Saheeh International

The ones open to blame are those who asked you for exemption despite their wealth, and who preferred to be with those who stay behind. God has sealed their hearts: they do not understand.

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

The ground (of complaint) is only against those who are rich, and yet ask exemption. They are content to be with (the women) who sit behind (at home) and Allâh has sealed up their hearts (from all kinds of goodness and right guidance) so that they know not (what they are losing).

— Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali

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Word by Word

۞ إِنَّمَاinnamāOnly
ٱلسَّبِيلُl-sabīluthe way (blame)
عَلَىʿalā(is) on
ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
يَسْتَـْٔذِنُونَكَyastadhinūnakaask your permission
وَهُمْwahumwhile they
أَغْنِيَآءُۚaghniyāu(are) rich
رَضُوا۟raḍūThey (are) satisfied
بِأَنbi-anto
يَكُونُوا۟yakūnūbe
مَعَmaʿawith
ٱلْخَوَالِفِl-khawālifithose who stay behind
وَطَبَعَwaṭabaʿaand Allah sealed
ٱللَّهُl-lahuand Allah sealed
عَلَىٰʿalā[on]
قُلُوبِهِمْqulūbihimtheir hearts
فَهُمْfahumso they
لَاlā(do) not
يَعْلَمُونَyaʿlamūnaknow