The Quran

سورة الرُّوم

Surah Al-Rûm 30:52

The Byzantines · Verse 52 of 60

فَإِنَّكَ لَا تُسْمِعُ الْمَوْتَىٰ وَلَا تُسْمِعُ الصُّمَّ الدُّعَاءَ إِذَا وَلَّوْا مُدْبِرِينَ

Abdul Mannan Omar

And you cannot make the dead hear, nor can you make the deaf hear the call when they retreat turning their backs (on you),

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

So verily thou canst not make the dead to hear, nor canst thou make the deaf to hear the call, when they show their backs and turn away.

Ahmed Ali

You cannot make the dead to listen nor the deaf hear the call when they have turned back and retreated,

12 more translations

Ali Unal

Indeed you cannot make the dead hear, nor can you make the deaf hear the call when they have turned their backs, going away.

Daryabadi

So verily thou canst not make the dead hear, nor canst thou make the deaf hear the call when they turn away in flight.

Faridul Haque

For you do not make the dead hear nor make the deaf hear the call when they flee, turning back. (The disbelievers are referred to as dead and deaf.)

Maulana Muhammad Ali

So surely thou canst not make the dead to hear, nor canst thou make the deaf to hear the call, when they turn back retreating.

Maulvi Sher Ali

And thou canst not make the dead to hear, nor canst thou make the deaf to hear the call, when they retreat turning their backs;

Muhammad Asad

And, verily, thou canst not make the dead hear: and [so, too,] thou canst not make the deaf [of heart] hear this call when they turn their backs [on thee] and go away,

Muhammad Musin Khan

So verily, you (O Muhammad SAW) cannot make the dead to hear (i.e. the disbelievers, etc.), nor can you make the deaf to hear the call, when they show their backs, turning away.

Muhammad Pickthall

For verily thou (Muhammad) canst not make the dead to hear, nor canst thou make the deaf to hear the call when they have turned to flee.

Muhammad Sarwar

You cannot make the dead listen, nor the deaf hear. Thus, they, (the disbelievers), turn away on their heels.

Muhammed ali Shakir

For surely you cannot, make the dead to hear and you cannot make the deaf to hear the call, when they turn back and

Rashad Khalifa

You cannot make the dead, nor the deaf, hear the call, once they turn away.

Shabbir Ahmed

And you cannot make the dead to hear, nor can you make the deaf of heart to hear the call when they turn their backs and go away.