Quran 41:5 — Fussilat, verse 5
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
They say, ‘Our hearts are encased against [the faith] you call us to; our ears are heavy; there is a barrier between us and you. So you do whatever you want, and so shall we.’
وَقَالُوا قُلُوبُنَا فِي أَكِنَّةٍ مِمَّا تَدْعُونَا إِلَيْهِ وَفِي آذَانِنَا وَقْرٌ وَمِنْ بَيْنِنَا وَبَيْنِكَ حِجَابٌ فَاعْمَلْ إِنَّنَا عَامِلُونَ
waqālū qulūbunā fī akinnatin mimmā tadʿūnā ilayhi wafī ādhāninā waqrun wamin bayninā wabaynika ḥijābun fa-iʿ'mal innanā ʿāmilūna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- They say, 'Our hearts are veiled from what thou callest us to, and in our ears is a heaviness, and between us and thee there is a veil; so act; we are acting!'
- Muhammad Asad
- and so they say, [as it were:] “Our hearts are veiled from whatever thou callest us to, [O Muhammad,] and in our ears is deafness, and between us and thee is a barrier. Do, then, [whatever thou wilt, whereas,] behold, we shall do [as we have always done]!”
- Sahih International
- And they say, "Our hearts are within coverings [i.e., screened] from that to which you invite us, and in our ears is deafness, and between us and you is a partition, so work; indeed, we are working."
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَقَالُوا۟waqālū | And they say | قول |
| 2 | قُلُوبُنَاqulūbunā | Our hearts | قلب |
| 3 | فِىٓfī | (are) in | — |
| 4 | أَكِنَّةٍۢakinnatin | coverings | كنن |
| 5 | مِّمَّاmimmā | from what | — |
| 6 | تَدْعُونَآtadʿūnā | you call us | دعو |
| 7 | إِلَيْهِilayhi | to it | — |
| 8 | وَفِىٓwafī | and in | — |
| 9 | ءَاذَانِنَاādhāninā | our ears | أذن |
| 10 | وَقْرٌۭwaqrun | (is) deafness | وقر |
| 11 | وَمِنۢwamin | and between us | — |
| 12 | بَيْنِنَاbayninā | and between us | بين |
| 13 | وَبَيْنِكَwabaynika | and between you | بين |
| 14 | حِجَابٌۭḥijābun | (is) a screen | حجب |
| 15 | فَٱعْمَلْfa-iʿ'mal | So work | عمل |
| 16 | إِنَّنَاinnanā | indeed, we | — |
| 17 | عَـٰمِلُونَʿāmilūna | (are) working | عمل |