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Sura 17
Aya 46
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وَجَعَلنا عَلىٰ قُلوبِهِم أَكِنَّةً أَن يَفقَهوهُ وَفي آذانِهِم وَقرًا ۚ وَإِذا ذَكَرتَ رَبَّكَ فِي القُرآنِ وَحدَهُ وَلَّوا عَلىٰ أَدبارِهِم نُفورًا

Muhammad Asad

for, over their hearts We have laid veils which prevent them from grasping its purport, and into their ears, deafness.1 And so, whenever thou dost mention, while reciting the Qur'an, thy Sustainer as the one and only Divine Being,2 they turn their backs [upon thee] in aversion.
  • Cf. 6:25. See also 2:7 and the corresponding note.
  • Lit., "whenever thou dost mention in the Qur'an thy Sustainer alone".