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Text Uthmani:

وَلَا تَكُونُواْ كَٱلَّذِينَ قَالُواْ سَمِعۡنَا وَهُمۡ لَا يَسۡمَعُونَ ٢١

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran:

Do not be like those who say, “We hear,” but in fact they are not listening.

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

And be not like those who say: "We have heard," but they hear not.

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Word list with translation

Word#	Text Uthmani	English Translation
1	وَلَا	And (do) not
2	تَكُونُواْ	be
3	كَٱلَّذِينَ	like those who
4	قَالُواْ	say
5	سَمِعۡنَا	We heard
6	وَهُمۡ	while they
7	لَا	(do) not
8	يَسۡمَعُونَ	hear
9	٢١	(21)