Surah An-Nisa 4:155 — translation and meaning

النساء · Verse 155 / 176 · Page 103

ۚ فَبِمَا نَقْضِهِم مِّيثَاقَهُمْ وَكُفْرِهِم بِآيَاتِ اللَّهِ وَقَتْلِهِمُ الْأَنبِيَاءَ بِغَيْرِ حَقٍّ وَقَوْلِهِمْ قُلُوبُنَا غُلْفٌ بَلْ طَبَعَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهَا بِكُفْرِهِمْ فَلَا يُؤْمِنُونَ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا

Word by Word

ۚ
فَبِمَا
fabima
Then because of
نَقْضِهِم
naqdihim
their breaking
مِّيثَاقَهُمْ
mithaqahum
(of) their covenant
وَكُفْرِهِم
wakuf'rihim
and their disbelief
بِآيَاتِ
biayati
in (the) Signs
اللَّهِ
al-lahi
(of) Allah
وَقَتْلِهِمُ
waqatlihimu
and their killing
الْأَنبِيَاءَ
al-anbiyaa
(of) the Prophets
بِغَيْرِ
bighayri
without
حَقٍّ
haqqin
any right
وَقَوْلِهِمْ
waqawlihim
and their saying
قُلُوبُنَا
qulubuna
Our hearts
غُلْفٌ
ghul'fun
(are) wrapped
بَلْ
bal
Nay
طَبَعَ
taba'a
(has) set a seal
اللَّهُ
al-lahu
Allah
عَلَيْهَا
alayha
on their (hearts)
بِكُفْرِهِمْ
bikuf'rihim
for their disbelief
فَلَا
fala
so not
يُؤْمِنُونَ
yu'minuna
they believe
إِلَّا
illa
except
قَلِيلًا
qalilan
a few

Transliteration

Fabimaa naqdihim meesaaqahum wa kufrihim bi Aayaatil laahi wa qatlihimul Ambiyaaa'a bighairi haqqinw wa qawlihim quloobunna ghulf; bal taba'al laahu 'alaihaa bikufrihim falaa yu'minoona illaa qaleelaa

Translation

And [We cursed them] for their breaking of the covenant and their disbelief in the signs of Allah and their killing of the prophets without right and their saying, "Our hearts are wrapped". Rather, Allah has sealed them because of their disbelief, so they believe not, except for a few.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

I distanced them from My mercy because they broke the promise that was taken from them, disbelieved in Allah’s words, boldly killed the prophets and said to Muhammad (peace be upon him), 'Our hearts are covered, so we cannot understand what you say’ That is not the case. Instead, Allah has sealed their hearts so no good reaches them. They only have a little faith, which will not be of any use to them.

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

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