Surah Ash-Shu'ara — Verse 223
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يُلْقُونَ ٱلسَّمْعَ وَأَكْثَرُهُمْ كَـٰذِبُونَ
Yulqoona assamAAa waaktharuhum kathiboon
Verse recitation
Translations of this verse 7
Saheeh International
They pass on what is heard, and most of them are liars.
M.A.S. Abdel Haleem
who readily lends an ear to them, and most of them are liars:
Marmaduke Pickthall
They listen eagerly, but most of them are liars.
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
(Into whose ears) they pour hearsay vanities, and most of them are liars.
Mufti Taqi Usmani
They give ear to hear (secretly,) and most of them tell lies.
Al-Hilali & Khan
Who gives ear (to the devils and they pour what they may have heard of the Unseen from the angels), and most of them are liars.
Abul A'la Maududi (Tafhim)
on those who whisper hearsay in the ears of people; and most of them are liars.