8:22
۞ إِنَّ شَرَّ ٱلدَّوَآبِّ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلصُّمُّ ٱلْبُكْمُ ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يَعْقِلُونَ
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Translation
For the worst of beasts in the sight of Allah are the deaf and the dumb,- those who understand not.
A. Yusuf Alipublic-domain
the worst creatures in God’s eyes are those who are [wilfully] deaf and dumb, who do not reason.
M.A.S. Abdel Haleemall-rights-reserved
Lo! the worst of beasts in Allah's sight are the deaf, the dumb, who have no sense.
M. Pickthallpublic-domain
Indeed, the worst of living creatures in the sight of Allāh are the deaf and dumb who do not use reason [i.e., the disbelievers].
Saheeh Internationalall-rights-reserved
Allah katında, yeryüzündeki canlıların en kötüsü gerçeği akletmeyen sağırlar ve dilsizlerdir.
Diyanet İşleriall-rights-reserved
Çünkü yeryüzünde dolaşan canlıların Allah katında en kötüsü anlamayan ve düşünmeyen sağırlarla dilsizlerdir.
Elmalılı Hamdi Yazırpublic-domain
Şüphesiz ki Allah katında canlıların en kötüsü, akıl etmeyen dilsizlerdir, sağırlardır.
Mehmet Okuyanall-rights-reserved
إنَّ شر ما دبَّ على الأرض -مِنْ خَلْق الله- عند الله الصمُّ الذين انسدَّت آذانهم عن سماع الحق فلا يسمعون، البكم الذين خرست ألسنتهم عن النطق به فلا ينطقون، هؤلاء هم الذين لا يعقلون عن الله أمره ونهيه.
Tafsir al-Muyassarfree-distribution
In earlier scriptures
- Psalm 92:6parallelThe senseless, worse than beasts
A brutish man knoweth not; neither doth a fool understand this.
Note
אִֽישׁ־בַּ֭עַר לֹ֣א יֵדָ֑ע וּ֝כְסִ֗יל לֹא־יָבִ֥ין אֶת־זֹֽאת׃
Thematic parallel: 'A brutish man knoweth not, neither doth a fool understand' (Psalm 92:6) runs alongside Qur'an 8:22, where those who do not reason are 'the worst of creatures' — both place the failure to reason at the bottom. (Interpretation.)
King James Version (KJV)public-domain
- Deuteronomy 32:28parallelThe senseless, worse than beasts
For they are a nation void of counsel, neither is there any understanding in them.
Note
כִּי־ג֛וֹי אֹבַ֥ד עֵצ֖וֹת הֵ֑מָּה וְאֵ֥ין בָּהֶ֖ם תְּבוּנָֽה׃
Thematic parallel: 'A nation void of counsel, without understanding' (Deut 32:28) overlaps with the Qur'an's critique of those who will not reason (8:22; 7:179). (Interpretation.)
King James Version (KJV)public-domain