← Surah 23

23:66

قَدْ كَانَتْ ءَايَـٰتِى تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْكُمْ فَكُنتُمْ عَلَىٰٓ أَعْقَـٰبِكُمْ تَنكِصُونَ

Word by word

قَدْ
Verily
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
قَدْPreposition — particle of certainty
كَانَتْ
were
Verb
Root: كون
Grammar (i'rab)
كَانَتْVerb — perfect، 3rd fem. sing.
ءَايَٰتِى
My Verses
Noun
Root: أيي
Grammar (i'rab)
ءَايَٰتِNoun — fem. plur.، nominative
ىNoun — pronoun، suffix، 1st sing.
تُتْلَىٰ
recited
Verb
Root: تلو
Grammar (i'rab)
تُتْلَىٰVerb — imperfect، passive، 3rd fem. sing.
عَلَيْكُمْ
to you
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
عَلَيْPreposition — preposition
كُمْNoun — pronoun، suffix، 2nd masc. plur.
فَكُنتُمْ
but you used
Verb
Root: كون
Grammar (i'rab)
فَPreposition — resumption، prefix
كُنVerb — perfect، 2nd masc. plur.
تُمْNoun — pronoun، suffix، 2nd masc. plur.
عَلَىٰٓ
(to) on
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
عَلَىٰٓPreposition — preposition
أَعْقَٰبِكُمْ
your heels
Noun
Root: عقب
Grammar (i'rab)
أَعْقَٰبِNoun — masc. plur.، genitive
كُمْNoun — pronoun، suffix، 2nd masc. plur.
تَنكِصُونَ
turn back
Verb
Root: نكص
Grammar (i'rab)
تَنكِصُVerb — imperfect، 2nd masc. plur.
ونَNoun — pronoun، suffix، 2nd masc. plur.

Translation

EN

"My Signs used to be rehearsed to you, but ye used to turn back on your heels-

A. Yusuf Alipublic-domain

Time and time again My messages were recited to you, but you turned arrogantly on your heels,

M.A.S. Abdel Haleemall-rights-reserved

My revelations were recited unto you, but ye used to turn back on your heels,

M. Pickthallpublic-domain

My verses had already been recited to you, but you were turning back on your heels.

Saheeh Internationalall-rights-reserved

TR

"Ayetlerim size okunduğunda büyüklük taslayıp, gece ağzınıza geleni söyleyerek ardınıza dönüyordunuz."

Diyanet İşleriall-rights-reserved

Çünkü âyetlerimiz size okunurdu da, buna karşı siz arkanızı dönerdiniz.

Elmalılı Hamdi Yazırpublic-domain

Elbette ayetlerim size tilavet ediliyordu (okunup aktarılıyordu) da siz buna karşı kibirlenerek arkanızı dönüyor, geceleyin (Kâbe’nin etrafında) saçmalıyordunuz.”

Mehmet Okuyanall-rights-reserved

AR

قد كانت آيات القرآن تُقرأ عليكم؛ لتؤمنوا بها، فكنتم تنفرون من سماعها والتصديق بها، والعمل بها كما يفعل الناكص على عقبيه برجوعه إلى الوراء.

Tafsir al-Muyassarfree-distribution