Al-Baqara 2:88
The Cow · ayah 88 of 286
وَقَالُوا۟ قُلُوبُنَا غُلْفٌۢ ۚ بَل لَّعَنَهُمُ ٱللَّهُ بِكُفْرِهِمْ فَقَلِيلًۭا مَّا يُؤْمِنُونَ
Waqaloo quloobuna ghulfun ballaAAanahumu Allahu bikufrihim faqaleelan mayu/minoon
"And they said, "Our hearts are wrapped." But, [in fact], Allāh has cursed them for their disbelief, so little is it that they believe."
Saheeh International translation
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Other English translations
Abdel Haleem (Oxford)+
"They say, ‘Our hearts are impenetrably wrapped [against whatever you say],’ but God has rejected them for their disbelief: they have little faith."
Pickthall (classic)+
"And they say: Our hearts are hardened. Nay, but Allah hath cursed them for their unbelief. Little is that which they believe."
Yusuf Ali (classic)+
"They say, "Our hearts are the wrappings (which preserve Allah's Word: we need no more)." Nay, Allah's curse is on them for their blasphemy: Little is it they believe."