Surah An-Nisa (النساء) • The Women

Quran 4:155

4:155

فَبِمَا نَقْضِهِم مِّيثَـٰقَهُمْ وَكُفْرِهِم بِـَٔايَـٰتِ ٱللَّهِ وَقَتْلِهِمُ ٱلْأَنۢبِيَآءَ بِغَيْرِ حَقٍّ وَقَوْلِهِمْ قُلُوبُنَا غُلْفٌۢ ۚ بَلْ طَبَعَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْهَا بِكُفْرِهِمْ فَلَا يُؤْمِنُونَ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا

fabimā naqḍihim mīthāqahum wakuf'rihim biāyāti l-lahi waqatlihimu l-anbiyāa bighayri ḥaqqin waqawlihim qulūbunā ghul'fun bal ṭabaʿa l-lahu ʿalayhā bikuf'rihim falā yu'minūna illā qalīlan

And [We cursed them] for their breaking of the covenant and their disbelief in the signs of Allāh and their killing of the prophets without right and their saying, "Our hearts are wrapped" [i.e., sealed against reception]. Rather, Allāh has sealed them because of their disbelief, so they believe not, except for a few.

— Saheeh International

And so for breaking their pledge, for rejecting God’s revelations, for unjustly killing their prophets, for saying ‘Our minds are closed’- No! God has sealed them in their disbelief, so they believe only a little-

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

Because of their breaking the covenant, and of their rejecting the Ayât (proofs, evidence, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) of Allâh, and of their killing the Prophets unjustly, and of their saying: "Our hearts are wrapped (with coverings, i.e. we do not understand what the Messengers say)" - nay, Allâh has set a seal upon their hearts because of their disbelief, so they believe not but a little.

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

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فَبِمَاfabimāThen because of
نَقْضِهِمnaqḍihimtheir breaking
مِّيثَـٰقَهُمْmīthāqahum(of) their covenant
وَكُفْرِهِمwakuf'rihimand their disbelief
بِـَٔايَـٰتِbiāyātiin (the) Signs
ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
وَقَتْلِهِمُwaqatlihimuand their killing
ٱلْأَنۢبِيَآءَl-anbiyāa(of) the Prophets
بِغَيْرِbighayriwithout
حَقٍّۢḥaqqinany right
وَقَوْلِهِمْwaqawlihimand their saying
قُلُوبُنَاqulūbunāOur hearts
غُلْفٌۢۚghul'fun(are) wrapped
بَلْbalNay
طَبَعَṭabaʿa(has) set a seal
ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah
عَلَيْهَاʿalayhāon their (hearts)
بِكُفْرِهِمْbikuf'rihimfor their disbelief
فَلَاfalāso not
يُؤْمِنُونَyu'minūnathey believe
إِلَّاillāexcept
قَلِيلًۭاqalīlana few