Surah Al-Mu'minun (المؤمنون) • The Believers

Quran 23:66

23:66

قَدْ كَانَتْ ءَايَـٰتِى تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْكُمْ فَكُنتُمْ عَلَىٰٓ أَعْقَـٰبِكُمْ تَنكِصُونَ

qad kānat āyātī tut'lā ʿalaykum fakuntum ʿalā aʿqābikum tankiṣūna

My verses had already been recited to you, but you were turning back on your heels.

— Saheeh International

Time and time again My messages were recited to you, but you turned arrogantly on your heels,

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

Indeed My Verses used to be recited to you, but you used to turn back on your heels (denying them, and refusing with hatred to listen to them).

— Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali

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Word by Word

قَدْqadVerily
كَانَتْkānatwere
ءَايَـٰتِىāyātīMy Verses
تُتْلَىٰtut'lārecited
عَلَيْكُمْʿalaykumto you
فَكُنتُمْfakuntumbut you used
عَلَىٰٓʿalā(to) on
أَعْقَـٰبِكُمْaʿqābikumyour heels
تَنكِصُونَtankiṣūnaturn back