26. Surah Ash-Shu'ara, Verse 223

They claim to listen, but most of them are liars.

They listen for lies and rumors, and most of them make up lies.

They give ear, and most of them are liars.

Theyclaim to listen, but most of them are liars.

They claim to listen, but most of them are liars.

They give them a hearing and most of them are liars.

They pretend to listen, but most of them are liars.

Who listens to you (for spreading rumours); but most of them are liars.

They pass on what is heard, and most of them are liars.

who readily lend ear [to every falsehood], and most of whom lie to others as well.

They listen eagerly, but most of them are liars.

who open their hearts' ears to misrepresentations and vanities and to what the Devils impart to them of falsities and most of them (those who relate and those who receive) are liars. The pagans labelled the Quran as poetry and the Prophet as a poet while the difference is obviously vast. A. The Quran invites to a straight course aiming at a specific Purpose and a useful end. The Prophet's words together with his deeds accord, he does not say something today and cancels it tomorrow nor does he yield to emotions and desires but insists on a divine course of action and does not change nor deviate. On the other hand poets are captives of their emotions, their imagination and of the changing atmospheres and temperaments. When pleased they say one thing and when displeased they say another thing, whereas the Quran adheres eternally to the same thing. B. Poets may be good poets (poets of literary merit), poetic antiquarian (poet with another quality), poeticule (insignificant ), poetaster (a writer of trashy verse) a rhymester. Some of them engage in feigning and devising fables and others aim to please. C. Therefore those whose ruling passion conquers reason who refer their way of life and course of action to the region of poetry or emotions are wasting their days in vanity.

Such people whisper hearsay into ears, but most of them are liars.

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.

(Into whose ears) they pour hearsay vanities, and most of them are liars.

who gives an ˹attentive˺ ear ˹to half-truths˺, mostly passing on sheer lies.[1] 

They give ear to hear (secretly,) and most of them tell lies.

who readily lends an ear to them, and most of them are liars:

They give ear, but most of them are liars.

and impart what they have heard; but most of them are liars.

They descend upon every wicked liar,

They are eager on hearing, and most of them are liars.

They learn what is heard; but the greater part of them are liars.

(In their ears) they fill half-true, worthless things, and most of them are liars.

Who listen eagerly (to what the evil ones say), yet mostly they tell them lies.

They eavesdrop, and most of them are liars.