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Yunus 42

Ayah 42 of 109 · Meccan

وَمِنۡهُم مَّن يَسۡتَمِعُونَ إِلَيۡكَۚ أَفَأَنتَ تُسۡمِعُ ٱلصُّمَّ وَلَوۡ كَانُواْ لَا يَعۡقِلُونَ ٤٢

And among them are those who listen to you. But can you cause the deaf to hear [i.e., benefit from this hearing], although they will not use reason?

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. وَمِنۡهُمAnd among themwamin'hum
  2. مَّن(are some) whoman
  3. يَسۡتَمِعُونَlistenyastamiʿūna
  4. إِلَيۡكَۚto youilayka
  5. أَفَأَنتَBut (can) youafa-anta
  6. تُسۡمِعُcause the deaf to heartus'miʿu
  7. ٱلصُّمَّcause the deaf to hearl-ṣuma
  8. وَلَوۡeven thoughwalaw
  9. كَانُواْthey [were]kānū
  10. لَا(do) notlā
  11. يَعۡقِلُونَuse reasonyaʿqilūna

Tafsir

And some of the idolaters listen to you O Messenger as you recite the Qur’ān not wanting to accept it and follow it. Are you able to make deaf people hear? Likewise you cannot guide those who are deaf to the truth, as they will not understand it.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran