You cannot make the dead to listen, or the deaf to hear the call, when they have turned their backs,

Indeed the dead* do not listen to your call nor do the deaf* listen to your call, when they flee turning back. (The dead and deaf implies the disbelievers.)

Thou shalt not make the dead to hear, neither shalt thou make the deaf to hear the call when they turn about, retreating.

[But,] verily, thou canst not make the dead hear: and [so, too,] thou canst not make the deaf [of heart] hear this call when they turn their backs [on thee] and go away,

Verily thou canst not make the dead hear, nor canst thou make the deaf hear the call when they flee turning their backs.

Verily, you cannot make the dead to hear (i.e. benefit them and similarly the disbelievers), nor can you make the deaf to hear the call, when they flee, turning their backs.

You cannot make the dead hear, nor can you make the deaf hear the call if they turn their backs and flee.

You cannot make the dead hear, nor can you make the deaf hear the call if they turn their backs and flee.

You cannot make the dead hear, nor can you make the deaf hear the call when they turn their backs and flee.

You cannot make the dead hear, nor can you make the deaf hear the call when they turn their backs and flee.

You certainly cannot make the dead hear ˹the truth˺. Nor can you make the deaf hear the call when they turn their backs and walk away.

Surely you cannot make the dead hear you, nor can you make the deaf hear your call if they turn back in flight,

Verily, you cannot make the dead to hear nor can you make the deaf to hear the call, when they flee, turning their backs.

Lo! thou canst not make the dead to hear, nor canst thou make the deaf to hear the call when they have turned to flee;

You cannot make the dead hear, nor can you make the deaf listen to your call when they turn their backs,

You do not make the dead hear, nor do you make the deaf hear you call when they turn about, retreating.

Indeed, you will not make the dead hear, nor will you make the deaf hear the call when they have turned their backs retreating.

You cannot make the dead listen and the deaf are unable to hear calls. Thus, they turn back on their heels.

Surely you do not make the dead to hear, and you do not make the deaf to hear the call when they go back retreating.

Innaka la tusmiAAu almawta wala tusmiAAu alssumma aldduAAaa itha wallaw mudbireena

innaka lā tus'miʿu l-mawtā walā tus'miʿu l-ṣuma l-duʿāa idhā wallaw mud'birīna

You cannot make the dead hear, nor can you make the deaf hear your call, when they turn their backs on it,

Truly thou canst not cause the dead to listen, nor canst thou cause the deaf to hear the call, (especially) when they turn back in retreat.