They took their oaths as a screen, and prevented others from Allah’s path. They will have a shameful punishment.
Al-Mujadilah 58:16
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اتَّخَذُوا أَيْمَانَهُمْ جُنَّةً فَصَدُّوا عَنْ سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ فَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ مُهِينٌ
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They took their oaths as a screen, and prevented others from God’s path. They will have a shameful punishment.
They use their promises to hide what they really mean, and they stop others from following Allah's way. So they'll have a shameful punishment.
They use their promises as a shield, turning others away from Allah's path. So they will face a humiliating punishment.
They took their oaths as a shield and turned others from God’s path, so for them is a humiliating punishment.
They took their oaths as a cover-up, and they prevented others from Allah’s path. They will have a humiliating punishment.
They took their oaths as a cover-up, and they prevented others from God’s path. They will have a humiliating punishment.
They took their [false] oaths as a cover, so they averted [people] from the way of Allāh, and for them is a humiliating punishment.
They have made their oaths a screen (for their evil actions). Thus they hinder (men) from the Path of Allâh: so they shall have a humiliating torment.
They have taken their oaths as a shield, in order to hinder people from the way of Allah. For them there will be a humiliating punishment.
They have made their oaths a screen (for their misdeeds): thus they obstruct (men) from the Path of Allah: therefore shall they have a humiliating Penalty.
They make a shelter of their oaths and turn (men) from the way of Allah; so theirs will be a shameful doom.
They have used their oaths to cover up their misdeeds and have thus turned others away from the path of God. A humiliating punishment awaits them.
They have taken their oaths as a shield by means of which they hinder people from the Way of Allah. Theirs shall be a humiliating chastisement.
They make a shield of their oaths and bar [people] from the way of Allah; so there is a humiliating punishment for them.
Ittakhathoo aymanahum junnatan fasaddoo AAan sabeeli Allahi falahum AAathabun muheenun