Quran 6:25 — Al-An'aam, verse 25
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
Among them are some who [appear to] listen to you, but we have placed covers over their hearts- so they do not understand the Quran- and deafness in their ears. Even if they saw every sign they would not believe in them. So, when they come to you, they argue with you: the disbelievers say, ‘These are nothing but ancient fables,’
وَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ يَسْتَمِعُ إِلَيْكَ ۖ وَجَعَلْنَا عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِهِمْ أَكِنَّةً أَنْ يَفْقَهُوهُ وَفِي آذَانِهِمْ وَقْرًا ۚ وَإِنْ يَرَوْا كُلَّ آيَةٍ لَا يُؤْمِنُوا بِهَا ۚ حَتَّىٰ إِذَا جَاءُوكَ يُجَادِلُونَكَ يَقُولُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا إِنْ هَـٰذَا إِلَّا أَسَاطِيرُ الْأَوَّلِينَ
wamin'hum man yastamiʿu ilayka wajaʿalnā ʿalā qulūbihim akinnatan an yafqahūhu wafī ādhānihim waqran wa-in yaraw kulla āyatin lā yu'minū bihā ḥattā idhā jāūka yujādilūnaka yaqūlu alladhīna kafarū in hādhā illā asāṭīru l-awalīna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- And some of them there are that listen to thee, and We lay veils upon their hearts lest they understand it, and in their ears heaviness; and if they see any sign whatever, they do not believe in it, so that when they come to thee they dispute with thee, the unbelievers saying, 'This is naught but the fairy-tales of the ancient ones.'
- Muhammad Asad
- And there are among them such as [seem to] listen to thee [O Prophet]: but over their hearts We have laid veils which prevent them from grasping the truth, and into their ears, deafness. And were they to see every sign [of the truth], they would still not believe in it-so much so that when they come unto thee to contend with thee, those who are bent on denying the truth say, "This is nothing but fables of ancient times!"
- Sahih International
- And among them are those who listen to you, but We have placed over their hearts coverings, lest they understand it, and in their ears deafness. And if they should see every sign, they will not believe in it. Even when they come to you arguing with you, those who disbelieve say, "This is not but legends of the former peoples."
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَمِنْهُمwamin'hum | And among them | — |
| 2 | مَّنman | (are those) who | — |
| 3 | يَسْتَمِعُyastamiʿu | listen | سمع |
| 4 | إِلَيْكَ ۖilayka | to you | — |
| 5 | وَجَعَلْنَاwajaʿalnā | but We have placed | جعل |
| 6 | عَلَىٰʿalā | over | — |
| 7 | قُلُوبِهِمْqulūbihim | their hearts | قلب |
| 8 | أَكِنَّةًakinnatan | coverings | كنن |
| 9 | أَنan | lest | — |
| 10 | يَفْقَهُوهُyafqahūhu | they understand it | فقه |
| 11 | وَفِىٓwafī | and in | — |
| 12 | ءَاذَانِهِمْādhānihim | their ears | أذن |
| 13 | وَقْرًۭا ۚwaqran | deafness | وقر |
| 14 | وَإِنwa-in | And if | — |
| 15 | يَرَوْا۟yaraw | they see | رأي |
| 16 | كُلَّkulla | every | كلل |
| 17 | ءَايَةٍۢāyatin | sign | أيي |
| 18 | لَّاlā | not | — |
| 19 | يُؤْمِنُوا۟yu'minū | will they believe | أمن |
| 20 | بِهَا ۚbihā | in it | — |
| 21 | حَتَّىٰٓḥattā | Until | — |
| 22 | إِذَاidhā | when | — |
| 23 | جَآءُوكَjāūka | they come to you | جيأ |
| 24 | يُجَـٰدِلُونَكَyujādilūnaka | and argue with you | جدل |
| 25 | يَقُولُyaqūlu | say | قول |
| 26 | ٱلَّذِينَalladhīna | those who | — |
| 27 | كَفَرُوٓا۟kafarū | disbelieved | كفر |
| 28 | إِنْin | Not | — |
| 29 | هَـٰذَآhādhā | (is) this | — |
| 30 | إِلَّآillā | but | — |
| 31 | أَسَـٰطِيرُasāṭīru | (the) tales | سطر |
| 32 | ٱلْأَوَّلِينَl-awalīna | (of) the former (people) | أول |