Surah Fussilat Ayah 5

وَقَالُوا۟ قُلُوبُنَا فِىٓ أَكِنَّةٍ مِّمَّا تَدْعُونَآ إِلَيْهِ وَفِىٓ ءَاذَانِنَا وَقْرٌ وَمِنۢ بَيْنِنَا وَبَيْنِكَ حِجَابٌ فَٱعْمَلْ إِنَّنَا عَـٰمِلُونَ

In Saheeh International's English translation, Quran 41:5 says: “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;<sup foot_note=197272>1</sup> indeed, we are working."”

Translation source: Saheeh International

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Quran 41:5 is in Surah Fussilat, chapter 41 of the Quran.

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