The Night Journey
17. Al-Isrā’
الإسراء
Page #286
17:46
وَجَعَلْنَا
عَلَى
قُلُوبِهِمْ
أَكِنَّةً
أَن
يَفْقَهُوهُ
وَفِي
آذَانِهِمْ
وَقْرًا
وَإِذَا
ذَكَرْتَ
رَبَّكَ
فِي
الْقُرْآنِ
وَحْدَهُ
وَلَّوْا
عَلَى
أَدْبَارِهِمْ
نُفُورًا
wa-jaʿalnā ʿalā qulūbihim ʾakinnatan ʾan yafqahūhu wa-fī ʾādhānihim waqran wa-ʾidhā dhakarta rabbaka fī l-qurʾāni waḥdahū wallaw ʿalā ʾadbārihim nufūran
and We cast veils on their hearts, lest they should understand it, and a deafness into their ears. When you mention your Lord alone in the Quran, they turn their backs in aversion.
— Ali Quli Qarai
And We put coverings over their hearts (and minds) lest they should understand the Qur'an, and deafness into their ears: when thou dost commemorate thy Lord and Him alone in the Qur'an, they turn on their backs, fleeing (from the Truth).
