Quran 8:21 — Al-Anfaal, verse 21
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
do not be like those who say, ‘We heard,’ though in fact they were not listening-
وَلَا تَكُونُوا كَالَّذِينَ قَالُوا سَمِعْنَا وَهُمْ لَا يَسْمَعُونَ
walā takūnū ka-alladhīna qālū samiʿ'nā wahum lā yasmaʿūna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- and be not as those who say, 'We hear,' and they hear not.
- Muhammad Asad
- and be not like those who say, "We have heard", the while they do not hearken.
- Sahih International
- And do not be like those who say, "We have heard," while they do not hear.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَلَاwalā | And (do) not | — |
| 2 | تَكُونُوا۟takūnū | be | كون |
| 3 | كَٱلَّذِينَka-alladhīna | like those who | — |
| 4 | قَالُوا۟qālū | say | قول |
| 5 | سَمِعْنَاsamiʿ'nā | We heard | سمع |
| 6 | وَهُمْwahum | while they | — |
| 7 | لَاlā | (do) not | — |
| 8 | يَسْمَعُونَyasmaʿūna | hear | سمع |