وَمِنْهُم مَّن يَسْتَمِعُ إِلَيْكَ حَتَّىٰ إِذَا خَرَجُوا مِنْ عِندِكَ قَالُوا لِلَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْعِلْمَ مَاذَا قَالَ آنِفًا ۚ أُولَٰئِكَ الَّذِينَ طَبَعَ اللَّهُ عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِهِمْ وَاتَّبَعُوا أَهْوَاءَهُمْ ١٦

And among them are some who listen to you (O Muhammad SAW) till, when they go out from you, they say to those who have received knowledge: "What has he said just now? Such are men whose hearts Allah has sealed, and they follow their lusts (evil desires).

وَمِنْهُم مَّن يَسْتَمِعُ إِلَيْكَ

And among them are some who listen to you (O Muhammad SAW)

حَتَّىٰ إِذَا خَرَجُوا مِنْ عِندِكَ

till, when they go out from you

قَالُوا لِلَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْعِلْمَ

they say to those who have received knowledge:

مَاذَا قَالَ آنِفًا ۚ

"What has he said just now?"

أُولَٰئِكَ الَّذِينَ طَبَعَ اللَّهُ عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِهِمْ

Such are men whose hearts Allah has sealed,

وَاتَّبَعُوا أَهْوَاءَهُمْ

and they follow their lusts (evil desires).

وَالَّذِينَ اهْتَدَوْا زَادَهُمْ هُدًى وَآتَاهُمْ تَقْوَاهُمْ ١٧

While as for those who accept guidance, He increases their guidance, and bestows on them their piety.

وَالَّذِينَ اهْتَدَوْا

While as for those who accept guidance,

زَادَهُمْ هُدًى

He increases their guidance,

وَآتَاهُمْ تَقْوَاهُمْ

and bestows on them their piety.

فَهَلْ يَنظُرُونَ إِلَّا السَّاعَةَ أَن تَأْتِيَهُم بَغْتَةً ۖ فَقَدْ جَاءَ أَشْرَاطُهَا ۚ فَأَنَّىٰ لَهُمْ إِذَا جَاءَتْهُمْ ذِكْرَاهُمْ ١٨

Do they then await (anything) other than the Hour, that it should come upon them suddenly? But some of its portents (indications and signs) have already come, and when it (actually) is on them, how can they benefit then by their reminder?

فَهَلْ يَنظُرُونَ إِلَّا السَّاعَةَ

Do they then await (anything) other than the Hour,

أَن تَأْتِيَهُم بَغْتَةً ۖ

that it should come upon them suddenly?

فَقَدْ جَاءَ أَشْرَاطُهَا ۚ

But some of its portents (indications and signs) have already come,

فَأَنَّىٰ لَهُمْ إِذَا جَاءَتْهُمْ ذِكْرَاهُمْ

and when it (actually) is on them, how can they benefit then by their reminder?