Surah Fussilat Ayat 5 in Arabic Text
English Translation
Here you can read various translations of verse 5
And they say, “Our hearts are within coverings from that to which you invite us, and in our ears is deafness, and between us and you is a partition, so work; indeed, we are working.”
They say: “Our hearts are under veils, (concealed) from that to which thou dost invite us, and in our ears in a deafness, and between us and thee is a screen: so do thou (what thou wilt); for us, we shall do (what we will!)”
They say: “Our hearts are securely wrapped up against what you call us to, and in our ears is a heaviness, and between you and us there is a veil. So act; we too are acting.”
And they say: “Our hearts are under coverings (screened) from that to which you invite us, and in our ears is deafness, and between us and you is a screen, so work you (on your way); verily, we are working (on our way).”
And they say: Our hearts are protected from that unto which thou (O Muhammad) callest us, and in our ears there is a deafness, and between us and thee there is a veil. Act, then. Lo! we also shall be acting.
And they have said, “Our hearts are under lids (literally: into lids) from what you call us to, and in our ears is an obstruction, and between us and you (The Prophet) is a curtain; so do (according to your belief); surely we are doing (according to ours).”
They say, ‘Our hearts are encased against [the faith] you call us to; our ears are heavy; there is a barrier between us and you. So you do whatever you want, and so shall we.’
اور انہوں نے کہا کہ تو جس کی طرف ہمیں بلا رہا ہے ہمارے دل تو اس سے پردے میں ہیں اور ہمارے کانوں میں گرانی ہے اور ہم میں اور تجھ میں ایک حجاب ہے، اچھا تو اب اپنا کام کیے جا ہم بھی یقیناً کام کرنے والے ہیں
Quran 41 Verse 5 Explanation
For those looking for commentary to help with the understanding of Surah Fussilat ayat 5, we’ve provided two Tafseer works below. The first is the tafseer of Abul Ala Maududi, the second is of Ibn Kathir.
Ala-Maududi
(41:5) They say: “Our hearts are securely wrapped up against what you call us to,[2] and in our ears is a heaviness, and between you and us there is a veil.[3] So act; we too are acting.”[4]
2. That is, it has no way open to reach our hearts.
3. That is, this invitation has divided us. It has cut us off from you. It has become a hindrance for us to join you.
4. It has two meanings:
(1) That we have nothing to do with you.
(2) That if you do not desist from your preaching, you may go on doing your mission, we will also not stop our opposition to you, and we will do whatever we can to defeat and frustrate your mission.
Ibn-Kathir
The tafsir of Surah Fussilat verse 5 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Fussilat ayat 1 which provides the complete commentary from verse 1 through 5.
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