Surah Ar-Ra'd (الرعد) • The Thunder

Quran 13:19

13:19

۞ أَفَمَن يَعْلَمُ أَنَّمَآ أُنزِلَ إِلَيْكَ مِن رَّبِّكَ ٱلْحَقُّ كَمَنْ هُوَ أَعْمَىٰٓ ۚ إِنَّمَا يَتَذَكَّرُ أُو۟لُوا۟ ٱلْأَلْبَـٰبِ

afaman yaʿlamu annamā unzila ilayka min rabbika l-ḥaqu kaman huwa aʿmā innamā yatadhakkaru ulū l-albābi

Then is he who knows that what has been revealed to you from your Lord is the truth like one who is blind? They will only be reminded who are people of understanding -

— Saheeh International

Can someone who knows that the revelation from your Lord is the Truth be equal to someone who is blind? Only those with understanding will take it to heart;

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

Shall he then who knows that what has been revealed unto you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه و سلم) from your Lord is the truth be like him who is blind? But it is only the men of understanding that pay heed.

— Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali

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۞ أَفَمَنafamanThen is (he) who
يَعْلَمُyaʿlamuknows
أَنَّمَآannamāthat which
أُنزِلَunzilahas been revealed
إِلَيْكَilaykato you
مِنminfrom
رَّبِّكَrabbikayour Lord
ٱلْحَقُّl-ḥaqu(is) the truth
كَمَنْkamanlike (one) who
هُوَhuwa[he]
أَعْمَىٰٓۚaʿmā(is) blind
إِنَّمَاinnamāOnly
يَتَذَكَّرُyatadhakkarupay heed
أُو۟لُوا۟ulūmen
ٱلْأَلْبَـٰبِl-albābi(of) understanding