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اِنَّمَا السَّبِيْلُ عَلَى الَّذِيْنَ يَسْتَأْذِنُوْنَكَ وَهُمْ اَغْنِيَاۤءُۚ رَضُوْا بِاَنْ يَّكُوْنُوْا مَعَ الْخَوَالِفِۙ وَطَبَعَ اللّٰهُ عَلٰى قُلُوْبِهِمْ فَهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُوْنَ ۔  ( التوبة: ٩٣ )

innamā
إِنَّمَا
Only
l-sabīlu
ٱلسَّبِيلُ
the way (blame)
ʿalā
عَلَى
(is) on
alladhīna
ٱلَّذِينَ
those who
yastadhinūnaka
يَسْتَـْٔذِنُونَكَ
ask your permission
wahum
وَهُمْ
while they
aghniyāu
أَغْنِيَآءُۚ
(are) rich
raḍū
رَضُوا۟
They (are) satisfied
bi-an
بِأَن
to
yakūnū
يَكُونُوا۟
be
maʿa
مَعَ
with
l-khawālifi
ٱلْخَوَالِفِ
those who stay behind
waṭabaʿa
وَطَبَعَ
and Allah sealed
l-lahu
ٱللَّهُ
and Allah sealed
ʿalā
عَلَىٰ
[on]
qulūbihim
قُلُوبِهِمْ
their hearts
fahum
فَهُمْ
so they
لَا
(do) not
yaʿlamūna
يَعْلَمُونَ
know

Innamas sabeelu 'alal lazeena yastaazinoonaka wa hum aghniyaaa'; radoo biany-yakoonoo ma'al khawaalifi wa taba'al laahu 'alaa quloobihim fahum laa ya'lamoon (at-Tawbah 9:93)

Sahih International:

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 Allah has sealed over their hearts, so they do not know. (At-Tawbah [9] : 93)

1 Mufti Taqi Usmani

Blame lies, in fact, on those who ask you permission despite being rich. They are happy being with women who sit back. Allah has sealed their hearts; so they do not know.