Surah Al-Mutaffifin 83:14 — translation and meaning

المطففين · Verse 14 / 36 · Page 588

ۖ كَلَّا بَلْ رَانَ عَلَى قُلُوبِهِم مَّا كَانُوا يَكْسِبُونَ

Word by Word

ۖ
كَلَّا
kalla
Nay!
بَلْ
bal
But
رَانَ
rana
(the) stain has covered
عَلَى
ala
[over]
قُلُوبِهِم
qulubihim
their hearts
مَّا
ma
(for) what
كَانُوا
kanu
they were
يَكْسِبُونَ
yaksibuna
earning

Transliteration

Kallaa bal raana 'alaa quloobihim maa kaanoo yaksiboon

Translation

No! Rather, the stain has covered their hearts of that which they were earning.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

The matter is not as these deniers thought. Instead, the sins they used to commit has dominated and covered their minds and they therefore have not seen the truth with their hearts.

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

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