Surah Al-Mu'minun 23:66 — translation and meaning
المؤمنون · Verse 66 / 118 · Page 346
قَدْ كَانَتْ آيَاتِي تُتْلَى عَلَيْكُمْ فَكُنتُمْ عَلَى أَعْقَابِكُمْ تَنكِصُونَ
Word by Word
قَدْ
qad
Verily
كَانَتْ
kanat
were
آيَاتِي
ayati
My Verses
تُتْلَى
tut'la
recited
عَلَيْكُمْ
alaykum
to you
فَكُنتُمْ
fakuntum
but you used
عَلَى
ala
(to) on
أَعْقَابِكُمْ
a'qabikum
your heels
تَنكِصُونَ
tankisuna
turn back
Transliteration
Qad kaanat Aayaatee tutlaa 'alaikum fakuntum 'alaaa a'qaabikum tankisoon
Translation
My verses had already been recited to you, but you were turning back on your heels
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
Verily, the verses of Allah would be recited to you in the world, but you would turn away from them when you heard them, in hatred for them.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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