( وإني كلما دعوتهم ) إلى الإيمان بك ( لتغفر لهم جعلوا أصابعهم في آذانهم ) لئلا يسمعوا دعوتي ( واستغشوا ثيابهم ) غطوا بها وجوههم لئلا يروني ( وأصروا ) على كفرهم ( واستكبروا ) عن الإيمان بك ( استكبارا )
“And whenever I called them towards that which meant forgiveness for their sins, i.e. worshipping You alone, obedience to You and Your Messenger, they blocked their ears with their fingers so that they could not hear my call. They also covered their faces with their clothes so that they could not see me, and they continued in their ascribing partners to you, showing arrogance in not accepting my call to them or submitting to it.”