ثُمَّ بَعَثۡنَا مِنۢ بَعۡدِهِۦ رُسُلًا إِلَىٰ قَوۡمِهِمۡ فَجَآءُوهُم بِٱلۡبَيِّنَٰتِ فَمَا كَانُواْ لِيُؤۡمِنُواْ بِمَا كَذَّبُواْ بِهِۦ مِن قَبۡلُۚ كَذَٰلِكَ نَطۡبَعُ عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِ ٱلۡمُعۡتَدِينَ ٧٤
Thumma ba'athnā mim ba'dihī rusulan ilā qawmihim fajā'ūhum bil-bayyināti famā kānū liyu'minū bimā kaddhabū bihī min qablu kadhālika natba'u 'alā qulūbil-mu'tadīn
Then We sent after him messengers to their peoples, and they came to them with clear proofs. But they were not to believe in that which they had denied before.536 Thus We seal over the hearts of the transgressors.
Footnotes
536 i.e., the succeeding generations were persistent in disbelief.