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An-Nisa 155

Ayah 155 of 176 · Medinan

فَبِمَا نَقۡضِهِم مِّيثَٰقَهُمۡ وَكُفۡرِهِم بِـَٔايَٰتِ ٱللَّهِ وَقَتۡلِهِمُ ٱلۡأَنۢبِيَآءَ بِغَيۡرِ حَقّٖ وَقَوۡلِهِمۡ قُلُوبُنَا غُلۡفُۢۚ بَلۡ طَبَعَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيۡهَا بِكُفۡرِهِمۡ فَلَا يُؤۡمِنُونَ إِلَّا قَلِيلٗا ١٥٥

And [We cursed them]1 for their breaking of the covenant and their disbelief in the signs of Allāh and their killing of the prophets without right and their saying, "Our hearts are wrapped" [i.e., sealed against reception]. Rather, Allāh has sealed them because of their disbelief, so they believe not, except for a few.2

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 Another interpretation is "And [We made certain good foods unlawful to them]," based upon verse 160.

2 Or "except with little belief."

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. فَبِمَاThen because offabimā
  2. نَقۡضِهِمtheir breakingnaqḍihim
  3. مِّيثَٰقَهُمۡ(of) their covenantmīthāqahum
  4. وَكُفۡرِهِمand their disbeliefwakuf'rihim
  5. بِـَٔايَٰتِin (the) Signsbiāyāti
  6. ٱللَّهِ(of) Allahl-lahi
  7. وَقَتۡلِهِمُand their killingwaqatlihimu
  8. ٱلۡأَنۢبِيَآءَ(of) the Prophetsl-anbiyāa
  9. بِغَيۡرِwithoutbighayri
  10. حَقّٖany rightḥaqqin
  11. وَقَوۡلِهِمۡand their sayingwaqawlihim
  12. قُلُوبُنَاOur heartsqulūbunā
  13. غُلۡفُۢۚ(are) wrappedghul'fun
  14. بَلۡNaybal
  15. طَبَعَ(has) set a sealṭabaʿa
  16. ٱللَّهُAllahl-lahu
  17. عَلَيۡهَاon their (hearts)ʿalayhā
  18. بِكُفۡرِهِمۡfor their disbeliefbikuf'rihim
  19. فَلَاso notfalā
  20. يُؤۡمِنُونَthey believeyu'minūna
  21. إِلَّاexceptillā
  22. قَلِيلٗاa fewqalīlan

Tafsir

I distanced them from My mercy because they broke the promise that was taken from them, disbelieved in Allah’s words, boldly killed the prophets and said to Muhammad (peace be upon him), 'Our hearts are covered, so we cannot understand what you say’ That is not the case. Instead, Allah has sealed their hearts so no good reaches them. They only have a little faith, which will not be of any use to them.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran