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Surah Fussilat (41) — Ayah 5
وَقَالُوا۟ قُلُوبُنَا فِىٓ أَكِنَّةٍ مِّمَّا تَدْعُونَآ إِلَيْهِ وَفِىٓ ءَاذَانِنَا وَقْرٌ وَمِنۢ بَيْنِنَا وَبَيْنِكَ حِجَابٌ فَٱعْمَلْ إِنَّنَا عَـٰمِلُونَ ﴿5﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And they say: "Our hearts are under coverings (screened) from that to which you invite us; and in our ears is deafness, and between us and you is a screen: so work you (on your way); verily, we are working (on our way)."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَقَالُوا۟
waqālū
And they say
قُلُوبُنَا
qulūbunā
Our hearts
فِىٓ
fī
(are) in
أَكِنَّةٍۢ
akinnatin
coverings
مِّمَّا
mimmā
from what
تَدْعُونَآ
tadʿūnā
you call us
إِلَيْهِ
ilayhi
to it
وَفِىٓ
wafī
and in
ءَاذَانِنَا
ādhāninā
our ears
وَقْرٌۭ
waqrun
(is) deafness
وَمِنۢ
wamin
and between us
بَيْنِنَا
bayninā
and between us
وَبَيْنِكَ
wabaynika
and between you
حِجَابٌۭ
ḥijābun
(is) a screen
فَٱعْمَلْ
fa-iʿ'mal
So work
إِنَّنَا
innanā
indeed, we
عَـٰمِلُونَ
ʿāmilūna
(are) working
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
5. 1 Akinnah is the plural of Kinan. Veil. That is, our hearts are veiled from understanding your call to monotheism and faith.
5. 2 The original meaning of وَقْر is burden; here it means deafness, which was a hindrance to hearing the truth.
5. 3 That is, there is such a veil between us and you that we cannot hear what you say, nor can we see what you do. Therefore, leave us to our state and we will leave you to your state; you do not act upon our religion, and we cannot act upon your religion.
5. 2 The original meaning of وَقْر is burden; here it means deafness, which was a hindrance to hearing the truth.
5. 3 That is, there is such a veil between us and you that we cannot hear what you say, nor can we see what you do. Therefore, leave us to our state and we will leave you to your state; you do not act upon our religion, and we cannot act upon your religion.
