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Surah Ar-Rum, ayah 52

فَإِنَّكَ لَا تُسْمِعُ ٱلْمَوْتَىٰ وَلَا تُسْمِعُ ٱلصُّمَّ ٱلدُّعَآءَ إِذَا وَلَّوْا۟ مُدْبِرِينَ

So indeed, you will not make the dead hear, nor will you make the deaf hear the call when they turn their backs, retreating.

Ar-Rum · 30:52

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  1. فَإِنَّكَfa-innakaSo indeed, you
  2. لَاlā(can) not
  3. تُسْمِعُtus'miʿumake the dead hear
  4. ٱلْمَوْتَىٰl-mawtāmake the dead hear
  5. وَلَاwalāand not
  6. تُسْمِعُtus'miʿumake the deaf hear
  7. ٱلصُّمَّl-ṣumamake the deaf hear
  8. ٱلدُّعَآءَl-duʿāathe call
  9. إِذَاidhāwhen
  10. وَلَّوْا۟wallawthey turn
  11. مُدْبِرِينَmud'birīnaretreating

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