surah Baqarah aya 16 , English translation of the meaning Ayah.
﴿أُولَٰئِكَ الَّذِينَ اشْتَرَوُا الضَّلَالَةَ بِالْهُدَىٰ فَمَا رَبِحَت تِّجَارَتُهُمْ وَمَا كَانُوا مُهْتَدِينَ﴾
[ البقرة: 16]
2:16 Those are the ones who have purchased error [in exchange] for guidance, so their transaction has brought no profit, nor were they guided.
Tafsir Ibn Katheer in EnglishIt is they who are the fools, because they exchanged faith for disbelief; and this exchange did not help them in any way, because they lost their faith in Allah and lost the way to the truth.
Muhammad Taqiud-Din alHilali
These are they who have purchased error for guidance, so their commerce was profitless. And they were not guided.
phonetic Transliteration
Olaika allatheena ishtarawoo alddalalata bialhuda fama rabihat tijaratuhum wama kanoo muhtadeena
Abdullah Yusuf Ali - Translation
These are they who have bartered Guidance for error: But their traffic is profitless, and they have lost true direction,
Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri
These are they who have purchased error with guidance, so their commerce was profitless. And they were not guided.
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2:16 Those are the ones who have purchased error [in exchange] for guidance, translate in arabic
أولئك الذين اشتروا الضلالة بالهدى فما ربحت تجارتهم وما كانوا مهتدين
سورة: البقرة - آية: ( 16 ) - جزء: ( 1 ) - صفحة: ( 3 )Almuntakhab Fi Tafsir Alquran Alkarim
These are they who have been steered by false belief and exchanged the guidance of Providence to the path of righteousness for a perplexed path in a maze of error, and in consequence their embarking in bad business and their captivation in evil trade have caused them the loss of their souls, they were captive victors who lost in gain, nor could they hit the path of righteousness
Tafseer Tafheem-ul-Quran by Syed Abu-al-A'la Maududi
(2:16) These are the people who have bartered away Guidance for error, but this is a profitless bargain that they have made, and they are not at all on the right way.
Those are the ones who have purchased error [in exchange] for guidance, meaning
Those are the ones who have purchased error [in exchange] for guidance, meaning in Urdu
یہ وہ لوگ ہیں جنہوں نے ہدایت کے بدلے گمراہی خرید لی ہے، مگر یہ سودا ان کے لیے نفع بخش نہیں ہے اور یہ ہرگز صحیح راستے پر نہیں ہیں
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