سُوْرَةُ الْاَنْعَامِ
Surah Al-An'aam (6) — Ayah 25
وَمِنْهُم مَّن يَسْتَمِعُ إِلَيْكَ ۖ وَجَعَلْنَا عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِهِمْ أَكِنَّةً أَن يَفْقَهُوهُ وَفِىٓ ءَاذَانِهِمْ وَقْرًا ۚ وَإِن يَرَوْا۟ كُلَّ ءَايَةٍ لَّا يُؤْمِنُوا۟ بِهَا ۚ حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا جَآءُوكَ يُجَـٰدِلُونَكَ يَقُولُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوٓا۟ إِنْ هَـٰذَآ إِلَّآ أَسَـٰطِيرُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ ﴿25﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And of them there are some who listen to you; but We have set veils on their hearts, so they understand it not, and deafness in their ears; and even if they see every one of the Ayât (proofs, evidence, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) they will not believe therein; to the point that when they come to you to argue with you, the disbelievers say: "These are nothing but tales of the men of old."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَمِنْهُم
wamin'hum
And among them
مَّن
man
(are those) who
يَسْتَمِعُ
yastamiʿu
listen
إِلَيْكَ ۖ
ilayka
to you
وَجَعَلْنَا
wajaʿalnā
but We have placed
عَلَىٰ
ʿalā
over
قُلُوبِهِمْ
qulūbihim
their hearts
أَكِنَّةً
akinnatan
coverings
أَن
an
lest
يَفْقَهُوهُ
yafqahūhu
they understand it
وَفِىٓ
wafī
and in
ءَاذَانِهِمْ
ādhānihim
their ears
وَقْرًۭا ۚ
waqran
deafness
وَإِن
wa-in
And if
يَرَوْا۟
yaraw
they see
كُلَّ
kulla
every
ءَايَةٍۢ
āyatin
sign
لَّا
lā
not
يُؤْمِنُوا۟
yu'minū
will they believe
بِهَا ۚ
bihā
in it
حَتَّىٰٓ
ḥattā
Until
إِذَا
idhā
when
جَآءُوكَ
jāūka
they come to you
يُجَـٰدِلُونَكَ
yujādilūnaka
and argue with you
يَقُولُ
yaqūlu
say
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
كَفَرُوٓا۟
kafarū
disbelieved
إِنْ
in
Not
هَـٰذَآ
hādhā
(is) this
إِلَّآ
illā
but
أَسَـٰطِيرُ
asāṭīru
(the) tales
ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ
l-awalīna
(of) the former (people)
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.
25. 1 That is, the polytheists come to you and listen to the Quran, but since their purpose is not to seek guidance, it is therefore useless.
25. 2 In addition, as a result of their disbelief, We have placed coverings over their hearts and plugs in their ears, due to which their hearts are unable to understand the truth and their ears are incapable of hearing the truth.
25. 3 Now they are trapped in such a swamp of misguidance that even if they see the greatest miracle, they will still be deprived of the ability to believe, and their stubbornness and denial have increased to such an extent that they call the Noble Quran the unsupported tales of the former people.
25. 2 In addition, as a result of their disbelief, We have placed coverings over their hearts and plugs in their ears, due to which their hearts are unable to understand the truth and their ears are incapable of hearing the truth.
25. 3 Now they are trapped in such a swamp of misguidance that even if they see the greatest miracle, they will still be deprived of the ability to believe, and their stubbornness and denial have increased to such an extent that they call the Noble Quran the unsupported tales of the former people.
