The Quran

سورة فُصّلَت

Surah Fussilat 41:26

Clear in Exposition · Verse 26 of 54

وَقَالَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا لَا تَسْمَعُوا لِهَٰذَا الْقُرْآنِ وَالْغَوْا فِيهِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَغْلِبُونَ

Abdul Mannan Omar

And those who took to disbelief say, `Do not listen to this Qur´ân, but (when it is recited) interrupt it by making noise so that you may gain the upper hand.´

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

The Unbelievers say: "Listen not to this Qur'an, but talk at random in the midst of its (reading), that ye may gain the upper hand!î

Ahmed Ali

The disbelievers say: "Do not listen to this Qur´an, and shout away (its reading); you may haply prevail."

12 more translations

Ali Unal

Those who disbelieve say: "Do not listen to this Qur’an, and speak random noise (during its recitation) so that you may prevail over it."

Daryabadi

And those who disbelieve say: hearken not Unto this Qur´an and babble therein, haply ye may overcome.

Faridul Haque

And the disbelievers said, “Do not listen to this Qur’an and engulf it in noise - perhaps you may be victorious this way.”

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And those who disbelieve say: Listen not to this Qurían but make noise therein, perhaps you may overcome.

Maulvi Sher Ali

And those who disbelieve say, `Listen not to this Qur'an, but make noise during its recital that you may have the upper hand.'

Muhammad Asad

NOW THOSE who are bent on denying the truth say [unto one another]: "Do not listen to this Qur'an, but rather talk frivolously about it, so that you might gain the upper hand!"

Muhammad Musin Khan

And those who disbelieve say: "Listen not to this Qur'an, and make noise in the midst of its (recitation) that you may overcome."

Muhammad Pickthall

Those who disbelieve say: Heed not this Qur'an, and drown the hearing of it; haply ye may conquer.

Muhammad Sarwar

The disbelievers say, "Do not listen to this Quran but make a lot of unnecessary noise while it is being read so that perhaps you will defeat it".

Muhammed ali Shakir

And those who disbelieve say: Do not listen to this Quran and make noise therein, perhaps you may overcome.

Rashad Khalifa

Those who disbelieved said, "Do not listen to this Quran and distort it, that you may win."

Shabbir Ahmed

Those who adamantly deny the truth, say, "Do not listen to this Qur’an, but drown it in uproar so that you might dominate."