M. H. Shakir, The Holy Quran; Arabic Text and English Translation; Foot-notes by M. H. Shakir (1974)

above what they say.

44. The seven heavens declare His glory and the earth (too), and those who are in them; and there is not a single thing but glorifies Him with His praise, but you do not understand their glorification; surely He is Forbearing, Forgiving.

45. And when you recite the Quran, We place between you and those who do not believe in the hereafter a hidden barrier;

46. And We have placed coverings on their hearts and a heaviness in their ears lest they understand it, and when you mention your Lord alone in the Quran they turn their backs in aversion.

47. We know best what they listen to when they listen to yon, and when they take counsel secretly, when the unjust say: You follow only a man deprived of reason.

48. See, what they liken you to! So they have gone astray and cannot find the way.

49. And they say: What! when we shall have become bones and decayed particles, shall we