سورة الإسرَاء
Surah Al-Isrâ’ 17:36
The Night-Journey · Verse 36 of 111
وَلَا تَقْفُ مَا لَيْسَ لَكَ بِهِ عِلْمٌ ۚ إِنَّ السَّمْعَ وَالْبَصَرَ وَالْفُؤَادَ كُلُّ أُولَٰئِكَ كَانَ عَنْهُ مَسْئُولًا
Abdul Mannan Omar
And do not follow and utter that of which you have no knowledge. Surely, the ear and eye and the heart, all of these, shall be called upon to account (for it).
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
And pursue not that of which thou hast no knowledge; for every act of hearing, or of seeing or of (feeling in) the heart will be enquired into (on the Day of Reckoning).
Ahmed Ali
Do not follow that of which you have no knowledge. Verily the ear, the eye, the heart, each will be questioned.
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Ali Unal
Do not follow that of which you have no knowledge (whether it is good or bad), and refrain from groundless assertions and conjectures. Surely the hearing, the sight, and the heart – each of these is subject to questioning about it (you are answerable, and will be called to account, for each of these on the Day of Judgment).
Daryabadi
And go not thou after that where of thou hast no knowledge verily the hearing and the sight and the heart, each of these shall be asked about.
Faridul Haque
And do not pursue the matter you do not have the knowledge of; indeed the ear, and the eye, and the heart - each of these will be questioned.
Maulana Muhammad Ali
And follow not that of which thou has no knowledge. Surely the hearing and the sight and the heart, of all of these it will be asked.
Maulvi Sher Ali
And follow not that of which thou hast no knowledge. Verily, the ear and the eye and the heart - all these shall be called to account.
Muhammad Asad
And never concern thyself with anything of which thou hast no knowledge verily, [thy] hearing and sight and heart - all of them - will be called to account for it [on Judgment Day]!
Muhammad Musin Khan
And follow not (O man i.e., say not, or do not or witness not, etc.) that of which you have no knowledge (e.g. one's saying: "I have seen," while in fact he has not seen, or "I have heard," while he has not heard). Verily! The hearing, and the sight, and the heart, of each of those you will be questioned (by Allah).
Muhammad Pickthall
(O man), follow not that whereof thou hast no knowledge. Lo! the hearing and the sight and the heart - of each of these it will be asked.
Muhammad Sarwar
Do not follow what you do not know; the ears, eyes, and hearts will all be held responsible for their deeds.
Muhammed ali Shakir
And follow not that of which you have not the knowledge; surely the hearing and the sight and the heart, all of these, shall be questioned about that.
Rashad Khalifa
You shall not accept any information, unless you verify it for yourself. I have given you the hearing, the eyesight, and the brain, and you are responsible for using them.
Shabbir Ahmed
Do not reach conclusions about that of which you have no knowledge. (Using your senses and intellect, you must verify it for yourself.) Surely, the hearing, the sight and the faculty of reasoning – all of them – will be questioned.
Commentary 17:36 The Divine Law of Conservation is being pointed out to us in this verse. Every action, every sound, every word that is being uttered will be conserved…
إِنَّ السَّمْعَ وَالْبَصَرَ وَالْفُؤَادَ كُلُّ أُولَـٰئِكَ كَانَ عَنْهُ مَسْئُولًا
17:36 The Divine Law of Conservation is being pointed out to us in this verse. Every action, every sound, every word that is being uttered will be conserved and questioned (cf. 50:4; 17-18).