Surah Al-A'raf — Verse 204

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وَإِذَا قُرِئَ ٱلْقُرْءَانُ فَٱسْتَمِعُوا۟ لَهُۥ وَأَنصِتُوا۟ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُرْحَمُونَ

Wa-itha quri-a alqur-anu fastamiAAoolahu waansitoo laAAallakum turhamoon

Verse recitation

Translations of this verse 11

Saheeh International

So when the Qur’ān is recited, then listen to it and pay attention that you may receive mercy.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

so pay attention and listen quietly when the Quran is recited, so that you may be given mercy.’

Marmaduke Pickthall

And when the Qur'an is recited, give ear to it and pay heed, that ye may obtain mercy.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

When the Qur'an is read, listen to it with attention, and hold your peace: that ye may receive Mercy.

Mufti Taqi Usmani

When the Qur’ān is recited, listen to it and be silent, so that you may be blessed.

Al-Hilali & Khan

So, when the Qur’ân is recited, listen to it, and be silent that you may receive mercy. [i.e. during the compulsory congregational prayers when the Imâm (of a mosque) is leading the prayer (except Sûrat Al-Fâtihah), and also when he is delivering the Friday-prayer Khutbah]. (Tafsir At-Tabari).

Abul A'la Maududi (Tafhim)

So when the Qur'an is recited, listen carefully to it, and keep silent so that you may, be shown mercy.'

Muhammad Asad — The Message of the Qur’an

Hence, when the Qur'an is voiced, hearken unto it, and listen in silence, so that you might be graced with [God's] mercy."

Rowwad · source edition

When the Qur’an is recited, listen to it attentively and maintain silence, so that you may receive mercy.

Hilali and Khan · source edition

204. So, when the Qur’ân is recited, listen to it, and be silent that you may receive mercy. [i.e. during the compulsory congregational prayers when the Imâm (of a mosque) is leading the prayer (except Sûrat Al-Fâtihah), and also when he is delivering the Friday-prayer Khutbah]. (Tafsir At-Tabari).