"And they said: Our hearts are in coverings"—that is, in sheaths—"from what you invite us to," O Muhammad; so we do not comprehend it. "And in our ears is deafness," an impairment against it, so we do not hear it. "And between us and between you"
﴿وَقَالُوا قُلُوبنَا فِي أكنة﴾ أَي: فِي غُلُفٍ ﴿مِمَّا تَدْعُونَا إِلَيْهِ﴾ يَا محمدُ؛ فَلَا نعقله ﴿وَفِي آذاننا وقر﴾ صَمَمٌ عَنْهُ فَلَا نَسْمَعهُ (وَمِن بَيْنِنَا وَبَيْنِكَ
