For when My revelations were read out to you, you turned back on your heels and fled

“My verses were recited to you, so you used to turn back on your heels.”

My signs were recited to you, but upon your heels you withdrew,

Time and again were My messages conveyed unto you, but [every time] you would turn about on your heels

Surely My signs have been rehearsed unto you, and upon your heel ye were wont to draw back.

Indeed My Verses used to be recited to you, but you used to turn back on your heels (denying them, and with hatred to listen to them).

My Verses were recited to you, but you turned back on your heels.

My Verses were recited to you, but you turned back on your heels.

My revelations were recited to you, but you turned away from them.

My revelations were recited to you, but you turned away from them.

Indeed, My revelations were recited to you, but you used to back away ˹in disgust˺,

My Signs were rehearsed to you and you turned back on your heels and took to flight,

Indeed My Ayat used to be recited to you, but you used to turn back on your heels.

My revelations were recited unto you, but ye used to turn back on your heels,

Certainly My signs used to be recited to you, but you used to take to your heels,

My verses were recited to you, but you turned upon your heels,

My verses had already been recited to you, but you were turning back on your heels

Our revelations had certainly been recited to you, but you turned your backs to them

My communications were indeed recited to you, but you used to turn back on your heels,

Qad kanat ayatee tutla AAalaykum fakuntum AAala aAAqabikum tankisoona

qad kānat āyātī tut'lā ʿalaykum fakuntum ʿalā aʿqābikum tankiṣūna

My revelations were recited to you, but you turned your backs

"My Signs used to be rehearsed to you, but ye used to turn back on your heels-