Transliteration:( Yukhaadi'oonal laaha wallazeena aamanoo wa maa yakhda'oona illaaa anfusahum wa maa yash'uroon. )
"They seek to deceive Allah [25] and the believers, and in fact, they deceive none but themselves, and yet they perceive not."
Their attempt to deceive Allah actually refers to their effort to deceive the Holy Prophet ﷺ, who is Allah’s vicegerent on earth.
Thus, deceit toward the Prophet ﷺ is, in essence, deceit toward Allah Himself—but in reality, they only deceive themselves without even realizing it. (Tafseer Khazain)
The tafsir of Surah Baqarah verse 9 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Baqarah ayat 1 which provides the complete commentary from verse 8 through 9.
(2:9) They are trying to deceive Allah and those who believe, but they do not realize that in truth they are only deceiving themselves.[11]
11. These people delude themselves that their hypocritical behaviour will profit them when in fact it will prove harmful both in this world and the Next. A hypocrite may be able to fool people for a while, but it does not last long; his hypocrisy is ultimately seen through. As for the Next Life, it is obvious that his claim to be a true believer is contradicted by his own actions and is thus quite worthless.
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