Popular Translations
Muhammad Asad
O YOU who have attained to faith! Do not say [to the Prophet], "Listen to us," but rather say, "Have patience with us," and hearken [unto him], since grievous suffering awaits those who deny the truth
Arthur John Arberry
O believers, do not say, 'Observe us,' but say, 'Regard us'; and give ear; for unbelievers awaits a painful chastisement
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
O ye of Faith! Say not (to the Messenger) words of ambiguous import, but words of respect; and hearken (to him): To those without Faith is a grievous punishment
Arabic
یَـٰۤأَیُّهَا ٱلَّذِینَ ءَامَنُوا۟ لَا تَقُولُوا۟ رَ ٰعِنَا وَقُولُوا۟ ٱنظُرۡنَا وَٱسۡمَعُوا۟ۗ وَلِلۡكَـٰفِرِینَ عَذَابٌ أَلِیمࣱ ١٠٤
Transliteration (2021)
yāayyuhā alladhīna āmanū lā taqūlū rāʿinā waqūlū unẓur'nā wa-is'maʿū walil'kāfirīna ʿadhābun alīmu