Surah Al-Baqara 2:18 — translation and meaning

البقرة · Verse 18 / 286 · Page 4

صُمٌّ بُكْمٌ عُمْيٌ فَهُمْ لَا يَرْجِعُونَ

Word by Word

صُمٌّ
summun
Deaf
بُكْمٌ
buk'mun
dumb
عُمْيٌ
um'yun
blind
فَهُمْ
fahum
so they
لَا
la
not
يَرْجِعُونَ
yarji'una
[they] will not return

Transliteration

Summum bukmun 'umyun fahum laa yarji'oon

Translation

Deaf, dumb and blind - so they will not return [to the right path].

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

They are deaf: unable to hear and accept the truth, or speak about it. They are blind to seeing the truth, so they do not turn back from their error.

Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.

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