Quran 18:57

Surah Al-Kahf, Verse 57

Juz 15 · Page 300 · Ruku 259 · Meccan

وَمَنْ أَظْلَمُ مِمَّن ذُكِّرَ بِـَٔايَٰتِ 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

Word by word

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

Transliteration

Waman athlamu mimman thukkirabi-ayati rabbihi faaAArada AAanhawanasiya ma qaddamat yadahu inna jaAAalnaAAala quloobihim akinnatan an yafqahoohu wafee athanihimwaqran wa-in tadAAuhum ila alhuda falan yahtadoo ithanabada

Translations

Pickthall — Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall

And who doth greater wrong than he who hath been reminded of the revelations of his Lord, yet turneth away from them and forgetteth what his hands send forward (to the Judgment)? Lo! on their hearts We have placed coverings so that they understand not, and in their ears a deafness. And though thou call them to the guidance, in that case they can never be led aright.

Yusuf Ali — Abdullah Yusuf Ali

And who doth more wrong than one who is reminded of the Signs of his Lord, but turns away from them, forgetting the (deeds) which his hands have sent forth? Verily We have set veils over their hearts lest they should understand this, and over their ears, deafness, if thou callest them to guidance, even then will they never accept guidance.

تفسير ابن كثير — Ismail ibn Kathir

يقول تعالى : وأي عباد الله أظلم ممن ذكر بآيات الله فأعرض عنها ، أي : تناساها وأعرض عنها ، ولم يصغ لها ، ولا ألقى إليها بالا ( ونسي ما قدمت يداه ) أي : من الأعمال السيئة والأفعال القبيحة . ( إنا جعلنا على قلوبهم ) أي قلوب هؤلاء ) أكنة ) أي : أغطية وغشاوة ، ( أن يفقهوه ) أي : لئلا يفهموا هذا القرآن والبيان ، ( وفي آذانهم وقرا ) أي : صمم معنوي عن الرشاد ، ( وإن تدعهم إلى الهدى فلن يهتدوا إذا أبدا ) .