Quran 8:22 — Al-Anfaal, verse 22
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
the worst creatures in God’s eyes are those who are [wilfully] deaf and dumb, who do not reason.
إِنَّ شَرَّ الدَّوَابِّ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ الصُّمُّ الْبُكْمُ الَّذِينَ لَا يَعْقِلُونَ
inna sharra l-dawābi ʿinda l-lahi l-ṣumu l-buk'mu alladhīna lā yaʿqilūna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Surely the worst of beasts in God's sight are those that are deaf and dumb and do not understand.
- Muhammad Asad
- Verily, the vilest of all creatures in the sight of God are those deaf, those dumb ones who do not use their reason.
- Sahih International
- Indeed, the worst of living creatures in the sight of Allāh are the deaf and dumb who do not use reason [i.e., the disbelievers].
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ۞ إِنَّinna | Indeed | — |
| 2 | شَرَّsharra | worst | شرر |
| 3 | ٱلدَّوَآبِّl-dawābi | (of) the living creatures | دبب |
| 4 | عِندَʿinda | near | عند |
| 5 | ٱللَّهِl-lahi | Allah | أله |
| 6 | ٱلصُّمُّl-ṣumu | (are) the deaf | صمم |
| 7 | ٱلْبُكْمُl-buk'mu | the dumb | بكم |
| 8 | ٱلَّذِينَalladhīna | those who | — |
| 9 | لَاlā | (do) not | — |
| 10 | يَعْقِلُونَyaʿqilūna | use (their) intellect | عقل |