Surah Ar-Rum 30:52 — translation and meaning
الروم · Verse 52 / 60 · Page 410
فَإِنَّكَ لَا تُسْمِعُ الْمَوْتَى وَلَا تُسْمِعُ الصُّمَّ الدُّعَاءَ إِذَا وَلَّوْا مُدْبِرِينَ
Word by Word
فَإِنَّكَ
fa-innaka
So indeed, you
لَا
la
(can) not
تُسْمِعُ
tus'mi'u
make the dead hear
الْمَوْتَى
al-mawta
make the dead hear
وَلَا
wala
and not
تُسْمِعُ
tus'mi'u
make the deaf hear
الصُّمَّ
al-suma
make the deaf hear
الدُّعَاءَ
al-du'aa
the call
إِذَا
idha
when
وَلَّوْا
wallaw
they turn
مُدْبِرِينَ
mud'birina
retreating
Transliteration
Fa innaka laa tusmi'ul mawtaa wa laa tusmi'us summad du'aaa'a izaa wallaw mudbireen
Translation
So indeed, you will not make the dead hear, nor will you make the deaf hear the call when they turn their backs, retreating.
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
So just as you are incapable of making the dead and deaf hear, after they have distanced themselves from you to emphasise their inability to hear you, likewise you cannot guide those who are similar to them if they turn away and do not benefit.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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