It can, in time, come to be marked “as with a branding iron, ” becoming like seared flesh covered over with scar tissue ​ — insensitive and unresponsive.
بِمُرُورِ ٱلْوَقْتِ ،‏ يُصْبِحُ ‹ مَكْوِيًّا › كَٱلْجِلْدِ ٱلْمَيِّتِ —‏ إِذْ يَصِيرُ قَاسِيًا وَفَاقِدَ ٱلْحِسِّ .‏