سورة الاٴعرَاف
Surah Al-A‘râf 7:204
The Elevated Places · Verse 204 of 206
وَإِذَا قُرِئَ الْقُرْآنُ فَاسْتَمِعُوا لَهُ وَأَنْصِتُوا لَعَلَّكُمْ تُرْحَمُونَ
Abdul Mannan Omar
Hence, when the Qur´ân is recited, give ear to it and keep silent (to remain attentive) so that you may be shown mercy.
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
When the Qur'an is read, listen to it with attention, and hold your peace: that ye may receive Mercy.
Ahmed Ali
When the Qur´an is recited listen to it in silence. You may perhaps be blessed.
12 more translations
Ali Unal
And so, when the Qur’an is recited, give ear to it and listen in silence so that you may be shown mercy.
Daryabadi
So when the Qur´an is recited, listen thereto and keep silence, haply ye may be shewn mercy.
Faridul Haque
And when the Qur’an is recited, listen to it attentively and keep silent, so that you receive mercy.
Maulana Muhammad Ali
And when the Qur
Maulvi Sher Ali
And when the Qur'an is recited, give ear to it and keep silence, that you may be shown mercy.
Muhammad Asad
Hence, when the Qur'an is voiced, hearken unto it, and listen in silence, so that you might be graced with [God's] mercy."
Muhammad Musin Khan
So, when the Qur'an is recited, listen to it, and be silent that you may receive mercy. [i.e. during the compulsory congregational prayers when the Imam (of a mosque) is leading the prayer (except Surat Al-Fatiha), and also when he is delivering the Friday-prayer Khutbah].
Muhammad Pickthall
And when the Qur'an is recited, give ear to it and pay heed, that ye may obtain mercy.
Muhammad Sarwar
Whenever the Quran is recited (to you), listen to it quietly so that you may receive mercy.
Muhammed ali Shakir
And when the Quran is recited, then listen to it and remain silent, that mercy may be shown to you.
Rashad Khalifa
When the Quran is recited, you shall listen to it and take heed, that you may attain mercy.
Shabbir Ahmed
When the Qur’an is read, listen to it with full attention, and listen to it silently, that you may receive mercy.