← Surah 8

8:21

وَلَا تَكُونُوا۟ كَٱلَّذِينَ قَالُوا۟ سَمِعْنَا وَهُمْ لَا يَسْمَعُونَ

Word by word

وَلَا
And (do) not
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
وَPreposition — conjunction، prefix
لَاPreposition — prohibition
تَكُونُوا۟
be
Verb
Root: كون
Grammar (i'rab)
تَكُونُVerb — imperfect، 2nd masc. plur.
وا۟Noun — pronoun، suffix، 2nd masc. plur.
كَٱلَّذِينَ
like those who
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
كَPreposition — preposition، prefix
ٱلَّذِينَNoun — relative، masc. plur.
قَالُوا۟
say
Verb
Root: قول
Grammar (i'rab)
قَالُVerb — perfect، 3rd masc. plur.
وا۟Noun — pronoun، suffix، 3rd masc. plur.
سَمِعْنَا
We heard
Verb
Root: سمع
Grammar (i'rab)
سَمِعْVerb — perfect، 1st plur.
نَاNoun — pronoun، suffix، 1st plur.
وَهُمْ
while they
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
وَPreposition — circumstantial، prefix
هُمْNoun — pronoun، 3rd masc. plur.
لَا
(do) not
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
لَاPreposition — negative
يَسْمَعُونَ
hear
Verb
Root: سمع
Grammar (i'rab)
يَسْمَعُVerb — imperfect، 3rd masc. plur.
ونَNoun — pronoun، suffix، 3rd masc. plur.

Translation

EN

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

A. Yusuf Alipublic-domain

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

M.A.S. Abdel Haleemall-rights-reserved

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

M. Pickthallpublic-domain

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

Saheeh Internationalall-rights-reserved

TR

Ey inananlar! Allah'a ve Peygamberine itaat edin, Kuran'ı dinleyip dururken yüz çevirmeyin, dinlemedikleri halde "dinledik" diyenler gibi olmayın.

Diyanet İşleriall-rights-reserved

Ve işitmedikleri halde "işittik" diyenler gibi olmayın!

Elmalılı Hamdi Yazırpublic-domain

Duymadıkları hâlde “Duyduk!” diyenler gibi olmayın!

Mehmet Okuyanall-rights-reserved

AR

ولا تكونوا أيها المؤمنون في مخالفة الله ورسوله محمد صلى الله عليه وسلم كالمشركين والمنافقين الذين إذا سمعوا كتاب الله يتلى عليهم قالوا: سمعنا بآذاننا، وهم في الحقيقة لا يتدبرون ما سمعوا، ولا يفكرون فيه.

Tafsir al-Muyassarfree-distribution