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Quran 22:46

Surah Al-Hajj (The Pilgrimage), verse 46 of 78 · Juz 17

أَفَلَمْ يَسِيرُوا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ فَتَكُونَ لَهُمْ قُلُوبٌ يَعْقِلُونَ بِهَآ أَوْ ءَاذَانٌ يَسْمَعُونَ بِهَا ۖ فَإِنَّهَا لَا تَعْمَى ٱلْأَبْصَـٰرُ وَلَـٰكِن تَعْمَى ٱلْقُلُوبُ ٱلَّتِى فِى ٱلصُّدُورِ

Translations of Quran 22:46
EnglishTalal Itani

Have they not journeyed in the land, and had minds to reason with, or ears to listen with? It is not the eyes that go blind, but it is the hearts, within the chests, that go blind.

EnglishPickthall, 1930

Have they not travelled in the land, and have they hearts wherewith to feel and ears wherewith to hear? For indeed it is not the eyes that grow blind, but it is the hearts, which are within the bosoms, that grow blind.

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Ya o yerde neye bir seyr etmediler ki kendileri için akıllanmalarına sebeb olacak kalbler ve işıtmelerine sebeb olacak kulaklar olsun, zira hakikat budur ki gözler körelmez ve lâkin sînelerdeki kalbler körelir

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

N’ont-ils pas voyagé dans le pays ? leurs cœurs sont-ils incapables de le comprendre ? n’ont-ils pas des oreilles pour entendre ? Leurs yeux ne sont point privés de la vue, mais leurs cœurs, ensevelis dans leurs poitrines, sont aveugles.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

Reisden zij niet door het land? En hebben zij geene harten om er mede te begrijpen, en ooren om er mede te hooren? Waarlijk, hunne oogen zijn voor deze niet blind, maar de harten, die zich in hunne borsten bevinden zijn blind.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Non hanno essi viaggiato nel paese? I loro cuori sono incapaci di comprenderlo? non hanno forse orecchia per sentire? I loro occhi non son privati della vista; ma i cuori, sepolti nei loro petti, son ciechi.

Arabic: Tanzil Project. English: Translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com. Other translations: public domain editions, listed in Sources.