قَدۡ كَانَتۡ ءَايَٰتِي تُتۡلَىٰ عَلَيۡكُمۡ فَكُنتُمۡ عَلَىٰٓ أَعۡقَٰبِكُمۡ تَنكِصُونَ ٦٦
My verses had already been recited to you, but you were turning back on your heels
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
Word by word
Each word's meaning and sound
- قَدۡVerilyqad
- كَانَتۡwerekānat
- ءَايَٰتِيMy Versesāyātī
- تُتۡلَىٰrecitedtut'lā
- عَلَيۡكُمۡto youʿalaykum
- فَكُنتُمۡbut you usedfakuntum
- عَلَىٰٓ(to) onʿalā
- أَعۡقَٰبِكُمۡyour heelsaʿqābikum
- تَنكِصُونَturn backtankiṣūna
Tafsir
Verily, the verses of Allah would be recited to you in the world, but you would turn away from them when you heard them, in hatred for them.
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran