And do not be like those who say: "We have heard," but do not hear.
And do not be like those who said, “We have heard”, whereas they do not hear.
and be not as those who say, 'We hear,' and they hear not.
and be not like those who say, "We have heard", the while they do not hearken.
And be not like unto those who say: we hear, whereas they hearken not.
And be not like those who say: "We have heard," but they hear not.
And be not like those who say, “We hear,” when they do not hear.
And do not be like those who say: 'We hear', though they do not hearken.
And be not like those who say: "We have heard," but they hear not.
Be not as those who say, we hear, and they hear not.
Do not be like those who say, ‘We hear,’ though they do not hear.
Do not be like those who say: 'We hear' but they do not listen.
And do not be like those who say, "We have heard," while they do not hear.
Do not be like those who said that they have heard (the Messenger's commands) but do not pay any attention to them.
And be not like those who said, We hear, and they did not obey.
Wal<u>a</u> takoonoo ka<b>a</b>lla<u>th</u>eena q<u>a</u>loo samiAAn<u>a</u> wahum l<u>a</u> yasmaAAoon<b>a</b>
Do not be like those who say, "We hear," but pay no heed to what they hear --
Nor be like those who say, "We hear," but listen not:
وَلَا تَكُونُوا۟ كَٱلَّذِينَ قَالُوا۟ سَمِعْنَا وَهُمْ لَا يَسْمَعُونَ
And do not be O you believers, like the hypocrites and idolators who when the verses of Allah are recited to them, say that they have heard the Qur’ān that has been recited to them, when they have not listened in a reflective way, learning from it so that they would benefit from what they heard.
And do not be O you believers, like the hypocrites and idolators who when the verses of Allah are recited to them, say that they have heard the Qur’ān that has been recited to them, when they have not listened in a reflective way, learning from it so that they would benefit from what they heard.
<p>For added emphasis on the same subject, it was said in the second verse (21): وَلَا تَكُونُوا كَالَّذِينَ قَالُوا سَمِعْنَا وَهُمْ لَا يَسْمَعُونَ ﴿21﴾ (and do not be like those who say, "we have heard" while they do not listen). Meant here are common disbelievers who claim to be listening but make no such claim about believing. Also meant here are the hypocrites who go beyond the elementary listening which they already do. In fact, they also claim to understand what that they listen to and to believe in it as well. But, the truth of the matter is that they both remain deprived of genuine deliberation and correct understanding. Therefore, their listening falls under the category of not listening. So, Muslims have been forbidden from becoming like them.</p>
For added emphasis on the same subject, it was said in the second verse (21): وَلَا تَكُونُوا كَالَّذِينَ قَالُوا سَمِعْنَا وَهُمْ لَا يَسْمَعُونَ ﴿21﴾ (and do not be like those who say, "we have heard" while they do not listen). Meant here are common disbelievers who claim to be listening but make no such claim about believing. Also meant here are the hypocrites who go beyond the elementary listening which they already do. In fact, they also claim to understand what that they listen to and to believe in it as well. But, the truth of the matter is that they both remain deprived of genuine deliberation and correct understanding. Therefore, their listening falls under the category of not listening. So, Muslims have been forbidden from becoming like them.