Surah An-Naml 27:80

سُورَةُ النَّمۡلِ · Meccan · Verse 80 of 93

إِنَّكَ لَا تُسْمِعُ ٱلْمَوْتَىٰ وَلَا تُسْمِعُ ٱلصُّمَّ ٱلدُّعَآءَ إِذَا وَلَّوْا۟ مُدْبِرِينَ

Translation

You cannot make the dead hear, you cannot make the deaf listen to your call when they turn their backs and leave,

English translation: M.A.S. Abdel Haleem.

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