Surah Al-Baqara 2:88 — translation and meaning
البقرة · Verse 88 / 286 · Page 13
ۚ وَقَالُوا قُلُوبُنَا غُلْفٌ بَل لَّعَنَهُمُ اللَّهُ بِكُفْرِهِمْ فَقَلِيلًا مَّا يُؤْمِنُونَ
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وَقَالُوا
waqalu
And they said
قُلُوبُنَا
qulubuna
Our hearts
غُلْفٌ
ghul'fun
(are) wrapped
بَل
bal
Nay
لَّعَنَهُمُ
la'anahumu
has cursed them
اللَّهُ
al-lahu
Allah
بِكُفْرِهِمْ
bikuf'rihim
for their disbelief
فَقَلِيلًا
faqalilan
so little
مَّا
ma
(is) what
يُؤْمِنُونَ
yu'minuna
they believe
Transliteration
Wa qaaloo quloobunaa ghulf; bal la'anahumul laahu bikufrihim faqaleelam maa yu'minoon
Translation
And they said, "Our hearts are wrapped." But, [in fact], Allah has cursed them for their disbelief, so little is it that they believe.
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
The Israelites argued that their stubbornness was because their hearts were wrapped in a cover, so that none of what was said to them could reach them, or make sense to them. On the contrary, Allah deprived them of His mercy due to their disbelief, so that they will not have faith.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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