The Cow 2:88

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Arabic English Morphology
And they said V
Our hearts Noun
غُلْفٌۢ ghul'fun
(are) wrapped Noun
بَل bal
Nay Prep
has cursed them V
Allah Noun
for their disbelief Noun
so little Noun
مَّا
(is) what Noun
they believe V

They say, ‘Our hearts are impenetrably wrapped [against whatever you say],’ but God has rejected them for their disbelief: they have little faith

— Abdel Haleem

Arabic Text

وَقَالُوا۟ قُلُوبُنَا غُلۡفُۢۚ بَل لَّعَنَهُمُ ٱللَّهُ بِكُفۡرِهِمۡ فَقَلِیلࣰا مَّا یُؤۡمِنُونَ ۝٨٨

waqālū qulūbunā ghul'fun bal laʿanahumu l-lahu bikuf'rihim faqalīlan mā yu'minūn