سُوْرَةُ الْكَهْفِ
Surah Al-Kahf (18) — Ayah 57
وَمَنْ أَظْلَمُ مِمَّن ذُكِّرَ بِـَٔايَـٰتِ رَبِّهِۦ فَأَعْرَضَ عَنْهَا وَنَسِىَ مَا قَدَّمَتْ يَدَاهُ ۚ إِنَّا جَعَلْنَا عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِهِمْ أَكِنَّةً أَن يَفْقَهُوهُ وَفِىٓ ءَاذَانِهِمْ وَقْرًا ۖ وَإِن تَدْعُهُمْ إِلَى ٱلْهُدَىٰ فَلَن يَهْتَدُوٓا۟ إِذًا أَبَدًا ﴿57﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And who does more wrong than he who is reminded of the Ayât (proofs, evidence, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) of his Lord, but turns away from them, forgetting what (deeds) his hands have sent forth. Truly, We have set veils over their hearts lest they should understand this (the Qur’ân), and in their ears, deafness. And if you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) call them to guidance, even then they will never be guided.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَمَنْ
waman
And who
أَظْلَمُ
aẓlamu
(is) more wrong
مِمَّن
mimman
than (he) who
ذُكِّرَ
dhukkira
is reminded
بِـَٔايَـٰتِ
biāyāti
of the Verses
رَبِّهِۦ
rabbihi
(of) his Lord
فَأَعْرَضَ
fa-aʿraḍa
but turns away
عَنْهَا
ʿanhā
from them
وَنَسِىَ
wanasiya
and forgets
مَا
mā
what
قَدَّمَتْ
qaddamat
have sent forth
يَدَاهُ ۚ
yadāhu
his hands
إِنَّا
innā
Indeed, We
جَعَلْنَا
jaʿalnā
[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
(is) deafness
وَإِن
wa-in
And if
تَدْعُهُمْ
tadʿuhum
you call them
إِلَى
ilā
to
ٱلْهُدَىٰ
l-hudā
the guidance
فَلَن
falan
then never
يَهْتَدُوٓا۟
yahtadū
they will be guided
إِذًا
idhan
then
أَبَدًۭا
abadan
ever
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57. And who is more unjust than one who is reminded of the signs of Allah but turns away from them and forgets what his hands have sent forth? Over such hearts [55] We have placed coverings so they do not understand the Qur’an, and in their ears is heaviness. And if you call them to guidance, they will never be guided.
[55] That is, when a person becomes obstinate and wants to use lies and deceitful tactics against the truth, but is not willing to accept the truth at any cost, then such people are those about whom, in various places, different expressions have been used; that is, Allah places veils over their hearts, or seals them, or locks them. This means that now their hearts will absolutely not be ready to accept the truth, nor will their ears be willing to listen to the truth.
[55] That is, when a person becomes obstinate and wants to use lies and deceitful tactics against the truth, but is not willing to accept the truth at any cost, then such people are those about whom, in various places, different expressions have been used; that is, Allah places veils over their hearts, or seals them, or locks them. This means that now their hearts will absolutely not be ready to accept the truth, nor will their ears be willing to listen to the truth.
