Translation of the verse 9 from Surah Muhammad : Number of verses 38 - - page 507 - Part 26.
That is because they hate that which Allah has sent down (this Quran and Islamic laws, etc.), so He has made their deeds fruitless.
That is because they disliked what Allah revealed, so He rendered worthless their deeds.
(47:9) That was because they were averse to what Allah had revealed; *14 so He let their works go to waste.
*14) That is, "They preferred the whims, superstitions, customs and moral perversion of their former ignorance and did not like the teaching that Allah had revealed to guide them to the right way.