Surah Al-Anfal — Verse 21

The Spoils of War · 8:21 · 21/75

وَلَا تَكُونُوا۟ كَٱلَّذِينَ قَالُوا۟ سَمِعْنَا وَهُمْ لَا يَسْمَعُونَ

Wala takoonoo kallatheenaqaloo samiAAna wahum la yasmaAAoon

Verse recitation

Translations of this verse 11

Saheeh International

And do not be like those who say, "We have heard," while they do not hear.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

do not be like those who say, ‘We heard,’ though in fact they were not listening-

Marmaduke Pickthall

Be not as those who say, we hear, and they hear not.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Nor be like those who say, "We hear," but listen not:

Mufti Taqi Usmani

And do not be like those who say, “We have listened” while they do not listen.

Al-Hilali & Khan

And be not like those who say: "We have heard," but they hear not.

Abul A'la Maududi (Tafhim)

And do not be like those who say: 'We hear', though they do not hearken.

Muhammad Asad — The Message of the Qur’an

and be not like those who say, "We have heard", the while they do not hearken.

Rowwad · source edition

And do not be like those[10] who say, “We hear,” while they do not actually listen.

Notes

[10] i.e., the hypocrites and/or the disbelievers.