Surah Al-Isra, Ayah 46 (17:46)

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وَجَعَلْنَا عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِهِمْ أَكِنَّةً أَن يَفْقَهُوهُ وَفِىٓ ءَاذَانِهِمْ وَقْرًا ۚ وَإِذَا ذَكَرْتَ …

Quran 17:46 is ayah 46 of Surah Al-Isra (“The Night Journey”), a Meccan surah of 111 ayahs. It is in Juz 15, on page 286 of the Madani Mushaf.

17:46
وَجَعَلْنَاعَلَىٰقُلُوبِهِمْأَكِنَّةًأَنيَفْقَهُوهُوَفِىٓءَاذَانِهِمْوَقْرًا ۚوَإِذَاذَكَرْتَرَبَّكَفِىٱلْقُرْءَانِوَحْدَهُۥوَلَّوْا۟عَلَىٰٓأَدْبَٰرِهِمْنُفُورًا٤٦
wajaʿalnā ʿalā qulūbihim akinnatan an yafqahūhu wafī ādhānihim waqran wa-idhā dhakarta rabbaka fī l-qur'āni waḥdahu wallaw ʿalā adbārihim nufūran

And We have placed over their hearts coverings, lest they understand it, and in their ears deafness. And when you mention your Lord alone in the Qur’ān, they turn back in aversion.(46)

Word by word

  1. وَجَعَلْنَاwajaʿalnāAnd We have placed
  2. عَلَىٰʿalāover
  3. قُلُوبِهِمْqulūbihimtheir hearts
  4. أَكِنَّةًakinnatancoverings
  5. أَنanlest
  6. يَفْقَهُوهُyafqahūhuthey understand it
  7. وَفِىٓwafīand in
  8. ءَاذَانِهِمْādhānihimtheir ears
  9. وَقْرًا ۚwaqrandeafness
  10. وَإِذَاwa-idhāAnd when
  11. ذَكَرْتَdhakartayou mention
  12. رَبَّكَrabbakayour Lord
  13. فِىfīin
  14. ٱلْقُرْءَانِl-qur'ānithe Quran
  15. وَحْدَهُۥwaḥdahuAlone
  16. وَلَّوْا۟wallawthey turn
  17. عَلَىٰٓʿalāon
  18. أَدْبَٰرِهِمْadbārihimtheir backs
  19. نُفُورًاnufūran(in) aversion

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