وَلَا تَكُونُواْ كَٱلَّذِينَ قَالُواْ سَمِعۡنَا وَهُمۡ لَا يَسۡمَعُونَ
Wa laa takoonoo kallazeena qaaloo sami'naa wa hum laa yasma'oon
Nor be like those who say, "We hear," but listen not:
— Al-Anfal (ٱلْأَنْفَال), 8:21

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وَلَا تَكُونُواْ كَٱلَّذِينَ قَالُواْ سَمِعۡنَا وَهُمۡ لَا يَسۡمَعُونَ
Wa laa takoonoo kallazeena qaaloo sami'naa wa hum laa yasma'oon
Nor be like those who say, "We hear," but listen not:
— Al-Anfal (ٱلْأَنْفَال), 8:21
وَلَا تَكُونُواْ كَٱلَّذِينَ قَالُواْ سَمِعۡنَا وَهُمۡ لَا يَسۡمَعُونَTransliteration: Wa laa takoonoo kallazeena qaaloo sami'naa wa hum laa yasma'oon
Translation (Yusuf Ali): Nor be like those who say, "We hear," but listen not:
This is verse 21 of Surah Al-Anfal (ٱلْأَنْفَال, meaning "The Spoils of War"), the 8th surah of the Quran. It is a Medinan surah with 75 total verses.