this, because [they profess that] they have attained to faith, whereas [inwardly] they deny the truth - and so, a seal has been set on their hearts so that they can no longer understand [what is true and what false]

This is because they believed and then abandoned faith. Therefore, their hearts have been sealed, so they do not comprehend.

That is because they believed, and then rejected the truth; so their hearts have been sealed, and they cannot understand.

dhālika bi-annahum āmanū thumma kafarū faṭubiʿa ʿalā qulūbihim fahum lā yafqahūn

That (is) because they believed, then they disbelieved; so were sealed [upon] their hearts, so they (do) not understand.

this, because [they profess that] they have attained to faith, whereas [inwardly] they deny the truth - and so, a seal has been set on their hearts so that they can no longer understand [what is true and what false]

That is because they believed, then disbelieved, therefore their hearts are sealed so that they understand not

That is because they believed, then they rejected Faith: So a seal was set on their hearts: therefore they understand not

This is because they believed and then abandoned faith. Therefore, their hearts have been sealed, so they do not comprehend.

That is because they believed, and then rejected the truth; so their hearts have been sealed, and they cannot understand.

that is because they believed and then rejected their faith: their hearts are sealed up, so that they are devoid of understanding

That is because they believe, then disbelieve, so a seal is set upon their hearts so that they do not understand

That is because they believed and, again, disbelieved, so a seal was set on their hearts so they understand not.

That is because they have believed, then disbelieved; so their hearts are sealed off and they do not comprehend a thing.

This is because they believed, then disbelieved. Their hearts are sealed, so they don’t understand.

That is because they believed, and then disbelieved; so a seal was set upon their hearts such that they comprehend not

That (is the situation) because they accepted Faith, later on they rejected belief; then a seal got fixed on their hearts, so they do not think or understand

This is because they believed and then renounced their faith. Their hearts are sealed, therefore, they are devoid of understanding

That is because they believed, and then disbelieved; so their hearts were sealed, and they cannot understand

That is for that they believed; thereafter they disbelieved; then their hearts have been stamped upon, (i.e., sealed) so they do not comprehend

This is because they accepted the faith and then rejected it. God has sealed their hearts, thus, they do not have any understanding

That is because they declared faith (in Islam apparently), then disbelieved (secretly). Therefore a seal has been set on their hearts, and thus they do not understand

This, because they profess (before you) that they have believed whereas afterward (among their folk) they reject the Truth. And so a seal has been set upon their hearts, thus they understand not. (Variation between utterance and action hampers the power of reasoning within human psyche (61:2-5))

This is so because they believed (at first), and then went back to disbelieving. (Now), their hearts have been sealed and they do not comprehend

That is because they had believed, and then they disbelieved; So a seal was set on their hearts; Therefore, they do not understand

That is because they believed, and then they disbelieved; so their hearts were sealed over, and they do not understand

That is because they believed, then disbelieved. Hence, their hearts are sealed; they do not understand

because they professed faith and then rejected it, so their hearts have been sealed and they do not understand

That is, because they believed, and thereafter disbelieved, wherefore their hearts are sealed, so that they understand not

That is because they came to believe, and then renounced (their faith). So their hearts were sealed; and now they do not understand

That is because they have had iman and then returned to kufr. So their hearts have been sealed up and they cannot understand.

That is because they declared faith but thereafter (inwardly) disbelieved, so a seal has been set on their hearts so that they do not grasp the truth (and cannot recover the ability to reach to it)

That is because they believed and then disbelieved, so their hearts were sealed. Hence they do not understand

That is because they believe, then disbelieve, so a seal is set upon their heart so that they do not understand

That is because they believed, then disbelieved, so their hearts were sealed so that they do not understand

Because they believed, then they rejected faith, a seal was set on their hearts, therefore they do not understand

First they believed, then they denied, therefore their hearts are sealed so they no longer understand.