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Al-Kahf 57

Ayah 57 of 110 · Meccan

وَمَنۡ أَظۡلَمُ مِمَّن ذُكِّرَ بِـَٔايَٰتِ رَبِّهِۦ فَأَعۡرَضَ عَنۡهَا وَنَسِيَ مَا قَدَّمَتۡ يَدَاهُۚ إِنَّا جَعَلۡنَا عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِهِمۡ أَكِنَّةً أَن يَفۡقَهُوهُ وَفِيٓ ءَاذَانِهِمۡ وَقۡرٗاۖ وَإِن تَدۡعُهُمۡ إِلَى ٱلۡهُدَىٰ فَلَن يَهۡتَدُوٓاْ إِذًا أَبَدٗا ٥٧

And who is more unjust than one who is reminded of the verses of his Lord but turns away from them and forgets what his hands have put forth? Indeed, We have placed over their hearts coverings, lest they understand it, and in their ears deafness. And if you invite them to guidance - they will never be guided, then - ever.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. وَمَنۡAnd whowaman
  2. أَظۡلَمُ(is) more wrongaẓlamu
  3. مِمَّنthan (he) whomimman
  4. ذُكِّرَis remindeddhukkira
  5. بِـَٔايَٰتِof the Versesbiāyāti
  6. رَبِّهِۦ(of) his Lordrabbihi
  7. فَأَعۡرَضَbut turns awayfa-aʿraḍa
  8. عَنۡهَاfrom themʿanhā
  9. وَنَسِيَand forgetswanasiya
  10. مَاwhatmā
  11. قَدَّمَتۡhave sent forthqaddamat
  12. يَدَاهُۚhis handsyadāhu
  13. إِنَّاIndeed, Weinnā
  14. جَعَلۡنَا[We] have placedjaʿalnā
  15. عَلَىٰoverʿalā
  16. قُلُوبِهِمۡtheir heartsqulūbihim
  17. أَكِنَّةًcoveringsakinnatan
  18. أَنlestan
  19. يَفۡقَهُوهُthey understand ityafqahūhu
  20. وَفِيٓand inwafī
  21. ءَاذَانِهِمۡtheir earsādhānihim
  22. وَقۡرٗاۖ(is) deafnesswaqran
  23. وَإِنAnd ifwa-in
  24. تَدۡعُهُمۡyou call themtadʿuhum
  25. إِلَىtoilā
  26. ٱلۡهُدَىٰthe guidancel-hudā
  27. فَلَنthen neverfalan
  28. يَهۡتَدُوٓاْthey will be guidedyahtadū
  29. إِذًاthenidhan
  30. أَبَدٗاeverabadan

Tafsir

There is no one more oppressive that the person who was reminded of the verses of his Lord, but he did not pay any attention to the threat of punishment contained therein and he turned away from taking a lesson, forgetting the disbelief and sins he had done in his worldly life without repenting. I have placed on the hearts of people with this description covers that prevent them from understanding the Qur’ān, and in their ears deafness so that they cannot listen to it acceptingly. If you call them to faith they will never respond to what you call them towards as long as there are covers on their hearts and deafness in their ears.

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