سُوْرَةُ الشُّعَرَآءِ
Surah Ash-Shu'araa (26) — Ayah 223
يُلْقُونَ ٱلسَّمْعَ وَأَكْثَرُهُمْ كَـٰذِبُونَ ﴿223﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Who gives ear (to the devils and they pour what they may have heard of the Unseen from the angels), and most of them are liars.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
يُلْقُونَ
yul'qūna
They pass on
ٱلسَّمْعَ
l-samʿa
(what is) heard
وَأَكْثَرُهُمْ
wa-aktharuhum
and most of them
كَـٰذِبُونَ
kādhibūna
(are) liars
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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223. Who listen eagerly (to the devils), and most of them are liars [133].
[133]
The Foundation of Soothsaying is Pure Falsehood:
That is, the sources of information for such soothsayer-type people are extremely deficient. And this verse has two meanings: one is that the devils eavesdrop towards the higher assembly, and if they manage to hear a word or two, they mix it with a hundred lies and convey it to the soothsayers; and the second is that the soothsayers themselves keep listening to the devils. Then, when a devil inspires something to a soothsayer, the soothsayer mixes it with a hundred lies and tells it to the people. Thus, the foundation of their business is entirely based on falsehood.
[133]
The Foundation of Soothsaying is Pure Falsehood:
That is, the sources of information for such soothsayer-type people are extremely deficient. And this verse has two meanings: one is that the devils eavesdrop towards the higher assembly, and if they manage to hear a word or two, they mix it with a hundred lies and convey it to the soothsayers; and the second is that the soothsayers themselves keep listening to the devils. Then, when a devil inspires something to a soothsayer, the soothsayer mixes it with a hundred lies and tells it to the people. Thus, the foundation of their business is entirely based on falsehood.
