Those are they who have bartered error for guidance; but their trade does not profit them, and they are not guided.
Al-Baqarah 2:16
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أُولَٰئِكَ الَّذِينَ اشْتَرَوُا الضَّلَالَةَ بِالْهُدَىٰ فَمَا رَبِحَتْ تِجَارَتُهُمْ وَمَا كَانُوا مُهْتَدِينَ
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Those are they who have bartered error for guidance; but their trade does not profit them, and they are not guided.
They're the ones who traded guidance for being lost. Their trade didn't help them, and they didn't find the right way.
They're the ones who traded guidance for misguidance — their trade didn't bring any profit, and they weren't guided.
Those are the ones who purchased misguidance for guidance, so their trade brought no profit, and they were never guided.
It is they who have traded guidance for misguidance, so their trade was not profitable, and they are not guided.
It is they who have traded guidance for misguidance, so their trade was not profitable, and they are not guided.
Those are the ones who have purchased error [in exchange] for guidance, so their transaction has brought no profit, nor were they guided.
These are they who have purchased error for guidance, so their commerce was profitless. And they were not guided.
They are those who purchased misguidance in exchange for guidance, but their trade was profitless, and they were not guided.
These are they who have bartered Guidance for error: But their traffic is profitless, and they have lost true direction,
These are they who purchase error at the price of guidance, so their commerce doth not prosper, neither are they guided.
Such are those who have taken misguidance in exchange for guidance; but their bargain does not profit them, nor have they found true guidance.
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.
They are the ones who bought error for guidance, so their trade did not profit them, nor were they guided.
Olaika allatheena ishtarawoo alddalalata bialhuda fama rabihat tijaratuhum wama kanoo muhtadeena