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سورة یُونس

Surah Yûnus 10:42

Jonah · Verse 42 of 109

وَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ يَسْتَمِعُونَ إِلَيْكَ ۚ أَفَأَنْتَ تُسْمِعُ الصُّمَّ وَلَوْ كَانُوا لَا يَعْقِلُونَ

Abdul Mannan Omar

And some of them (appear to) give ear to you. Can you make the deaf hear, even though they would not (care to) perceive (in order to be guided aright)?

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Among them are some who (pretend to) listen to thee: But canst thou make the deaf to hear,- even though they are without understanding?

Ahmed Ali

Some of them listen to you: But can you make the deaf hear who do not understand a thing?

12 more translations

Ali Unal

Among them are such as come to listen to you, but how can you make the deaf hear, if they do not use their reason (to make sense of it)?

Daryabadi

And of them are some who hearken unto thee, so canst thou make the deaf hear, even though they apprehend not?

Faridul Haque

And among them are some who listen to you; so will you make the deaf hear even if they do not have any sense?

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And of them are some who listen to thee. But canst thou make the deaf to hear, though they will not understand?

Maulvi Sher Ali

And among them are some who give ear to thee. But canst thou make the deaf hear, even though they understand not?

Muhammad Asad

And there are among them such as (pretend to] listen to thee: but canst thou cause the deaf to hearken even though they will not use their reason?

Muhammad Musin Khan

And among them are some who listen to you, but can you make the deaf to hear, even though they apprehend not?

Muhammad Pickthall

And of them are some who listen unto thee. But canst thou make the deaf to hear even though they apprehend not?

Muhammad Sarwar

Some of them will listen to you, but are you supposed to make the deaf hear even if they have no understanding?.

Muhammed ali Shakir

And there are those of them who hear you, but can you make the deaf to hear though they will not understand?

Rashad Khalifa

Some of them listen to you, but can you make the deaf hear, even though they cannot understand?

Shabbir Ahmed

Among them are those who apparently listen to you. (But their thoughts are wandering.) Can you make hear those deaf who do not use reason?