Surah Fussilat, Ayah 5
Quran 41:5 · Explained in Detail · Makki · Para 24 · Page 477
وَقَالُوْا قُلُوْبُنَا فِیْۤ اَكِنَّةٍ مِّمَّا تَدْعُوْنَاۤ اِلَیْهِ وَفِیْۤ اٰذَانِنَا وَقْرٌ وَّمِنْ بَیْنِنَا وَبَیْنِكَ حِجَابٌ فَاعْمَلْ اِنَّنَا عٰمِلُوْنَ ۟
Transliteration
Waqaloo quloobuna fee akinnatinmimma tadAAoona ilayhi wafee athaninawaqrun wamin baynina wabaynika hijabun faAAmalinnana AAamiloon
Saheeh International
And they say, "Our hearts are within coverings [i.e., screened] from that to which you invite us, and in our ears is deafness, and between us and you is a partition, so work; indeed, we are working."
Al-Mukhtasar fi Tafsir
And they say, “our hearts are covered with multiple veils so they do not comprehend what you are calling us to. Our ears are deaf to hearing what you say. There is a veil between you and us; none of your speech reaches us, so you carry on doing as you are on your path, and we will do the same on our path. We will never follow you.
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (abridged)
Explains 41:1–41:5 together — read it on 41:1