Quran 47:24 — Muhammad, verse 24
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
Will they not contemplate the Quran? Do they have locks on their hearts?
أَفَلَا يَتَدَبَّرُونَ الْقُرْآنَ أَمْ عَلَىٰ قُلُوبٍ أَقْفَالُهَا
afalā yatadabbarūna l-qur'āna am ʿalā qulūbin aqfāluhā
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- What, do they not ponder the Koran? Or is it that there are locks upon their hearts?
- Muhammad Asad
- Will they not, then, ponder over this Qur’an? - or are there locks upon their hearts?
- Sahih International
- Then do they not reflect upon the Qur’ān, or are there locks upon [their] hearts?
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | أَفَلَاafalā | Then do not | — |
| 2 | يَتَدَبَّرُونَyatadabbarūna | they ponder | دبر |
| 3 | ٱلْقُرْءَانَl-qur'āna | (over) the Quran | قرأ |
| 4 | أَمْam | or | — |
| 5 | عَلَىٰʿalā | upon | — |
| 6 | قُلُوبٍqulūbin | (their) hearts | قلب |
| 7 | أَقْفَالُهَآaqfāluhā | (are) locks | قفل |