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Muhammad Asad   
And never concern thyself with anything of which thou hast no knowledge: verily, [thy] hearing and sight and heart - all of them - will be called to account for it [on Judgment Day]
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
Do not follow what you have no ˹sure˺ knowledge of. Indeed, all will be called to account for ˹their˺ hearing, sight, and intellect.
Safi Kaskas   
and do not take a stand on anything you do not know, (go investigate it): your hearing, sight, and heart- all will be accountable!

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وَلَا تَقۡفُ مَا لَیۡسَ لَكَ بِهِۦ عِلۡمٌۚ إِنَّ ٱلسَّمۡعَ وَٱلۡبَصَرَ وَٱلۡفُؤَادَ كُلُّ أُو۟لَـٰۤىِٕكَ كَانَ عَنۡهُ مَسۡءُولࣰا ۝٣٦
Transliteration (2021)   
walā taqfu mā laysa laka bihi ʿil'mun inna l-samʿa wal-baṣara wal-fuāda kullu ulāika kāna ʿanhu masūla
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And (do) not pursue what not you have of it any knowledge. Indeed, the hearing, and the sight, and the heart all those will be [about it] questioned.

Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad   
And never concern thyself with anything of which thou hast no knowledge: verily, [thy] hearing and sight and heart - all of them - will be called to account for it [on Judgment Day]
M. M. Pickthall   
(O man), follow not that whereof thou hast no knowledge. Lo! the hearing and the sight and the heart - of each of these it will be asked
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)   
And pursue not that of which thou hast no knowledge; for every act of hearing, or of seeing or of (feeling in) the heart will be enquired into (on the Day of Reckoning)
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
Do not follow what you have no ˹sure˺ knowledge of. Indeed, all will be called to account for ˹their˺ hearing, sight, and intellect.
Safi Kaskas   
and do not take a stand on anything you do not know, (go investigate it): your hearing, sight, and heart- all will be accountable!
Wahiduddin Khan   
Do not follow what you do not know; for the ear and the eye and the heart shall all be called to account
Shakir   
And follow not that of which you have not the knowledge; surely the hearing and the sight and the heart, all of these, shall be questioned about that
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar   
And follow up not of what there is not for thee knowledge of it. Truly, having the ability to hear and sight and mind, each of those will have been that which is asked.
T.B.Irving   
Do not worry over something you have no knowledge about: your hearing, eyesight and vital organs will all be questioned concerning it.
Abdul Hye   
And don’t follow (anyone blindly in matters) about which you don’t have knowledge. Surely, the (use of) hearing, the sight, and the heart - for each of these, you will be questioned (by Allah on the Day of Judgment).
The Study Quran   
And pursue not that whereof you have no knowledge. Truly hearing, and sight, and the heart—all of these will be called to account
Talal Itani & AI (2024)   
Don’t follow what you have no knowledge of. Hearing, sight, and reasoning—all of those will be questioned.
Talal Itani (2012)   
And do not occupy yourself with what you have no knowledge of. The hearing, and the sight, and the brains—all these will be questioned
Dr. Kamal Omar   
And do not commit that for which (there is) no knowledge with you. Verily, the hearing, the sight, and the heart — all of those are made ‘subject to questioning and accountability’ about that (commitment)
M. Farook Malik   
You shall not follow anyone blindly in those matters of which you have no knowledge, surely the use of your ears and the eyes and the heart - all of these, shall be questioned on the Day of Judgment
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali   
And do not pursue what you have no knowledge of; surely hearing and beholding and heart-sight, (Or: perception) all of those will be questioned of
Muhammad Sarwar   
Do not follow what you do not know; the ears, eyes, and hearts will all be held responsible for their deeds
Muhammad Taqi Usmani   
And do not follow a thing about which you have no knowledge. Surely, the ear, the eye and the heart - each one of them shall be interrogated about
Shabbir Ahmed   
And you shall not follow blindly any information of which you have no direct knowledge. (Using your faculties of perception and conception) you must verify it for yourself. In the Court of your Lord, you will be held accountable for your hearing, sight, and the faculty of reasoning. (And so, the insane and the disabled will have their incapacities taken into account in a court of law.
Dr. Munir Munshey   
Do not take a stand about anything you have no knowledge of. Indeed, the ears the eyes and the heart have all to render an account
Syed Vickar Ahamed   
And do not follow that about which you have no knowledge; Verily, every act of hearing, or of seeing, or of (wandering of) the heart will be questioned (on the Day of Judgment)
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)   
And do not pursue that of which you have no knowledge. Indeed, the hearing, the sight and the heart - about all those [one] will be questioned
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)   
And do not uphold what you have no knowledge of. For the hearing, eyesight, and mind, all these you are responsible for
Abdel Haleem   
Do not follow blindly what you do not know to be true: ears, eyes, and heart, you will be questioned about all these
Abdul Majid Daryabadi   
And go not thou after that where of thou hast no knowledge verily the hearing and the sight and the heart, each of these shall be asked about
Ahmed Ali   
Do not follow that of which you have no knowledge. Verily the ear, the eye, the heart, each will be questioned
Aisha Bewley   
Do not pursue what you have no knowledge of. Hearing, sight and hearts will all be questioned.
Ali Ünal   
Do not follow that of which you have no knowledge (whether it is good or bad), and refrain from groundless assertions and conjectures. Surely the hearing, the sight, and the heart – each of these is subject to questioning about it (you are answerable, and will be called to account, for each of these on the Day of Judgment)
Ali Quli Qara'i   
Do not follow that of which you have no knowledge. Indeed the hearing, the eyesight, and the heart —all of these are accountable
Hamid S. Aziz   
And follow (or pursue) not that of which you have no knowledge; verily, the hearing, the sight, and the heart, of all of these it shall be asked (to give an account)
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad   
And do not follow what you do not have knowledge of it. Indeed, the ear and the eye and the heart, all of them will be questioned.
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)   
And do not pursue that which you cannot know, for every act of hearing, seeing, or feeling in the heart will be inquired into
Musharraf Hussain   
Do not follow blindly without knowledge, use your senses: hearing, seeing and thinking, you will be questioned about them.
Maududi   
(xiii) Do not follow that of which you have no knowledge. Surely the hearing, the sight, the heart - each of these shall be called to account
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)   
And do not uphold what you have no knowledge of; for the hearing, eyesight, and heart - all these you are responsible for.
Mohammad Shafi   
And follow not that of which you have no knowledge! The hearing, the sight and the mind shall all be questioned thereon

Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)   
And go not after that thing of which you know not. No doubt, the ear and the eye and the heart all are to be questioned of.
Rashad Khalifa   
You shall not accept any information, unless you verify it for yourself. I have given you the hearing, the eyesight, and the brain, and you are responsible for using them.
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah   
Do not follow what you do not know. The hearing, sight and heart about all these you shall be questioned
Maulana Muhammad Ali   
And follow not that of which thou has no knowledge. Surely the hearing and the sight and the heart, of all of these it will be asked
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira   
And do not follow the tracks/accuse of evil deeds what knowledge is not for you with it (you have no knowledge of), that the hearing/listening, and the eye sight/knowledge, and the heart , all (of) those are/were about it questioned
Bijan Moeinian   
You shall not follow (the guess work and) what you do not have any knowledge about. Remember, your hearing, sight, and mind will be held responsible
Faridul Haque   
And do not pursue the matter you do not have the knowledge of; indeed the ear, and the eye, and the heart - each of these will be questioned
Sher Ali   
And follow not that of which thou hast no knowledge. Verily, the ear and the eye and the heart - all these shall be called to account
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri   
And, (O man,) do not follow that of which you have no (authentic) knowledge. Indeed the ear, the eye and the heart—each of them will be questioned
Amatul Rahman Omar   
And do not follow and utter that of which you have no knowledge. Surely, the ear and eye and the heart, all of these, shall be called upon to account (for it)
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali   
And follow not (O man i.e., say not, or do not or witness not, etc.) that of which you have no knowledge (e.g. ones saying: "I have seen," while in fact he has not seen, or "I have heard," while he has not heard). Verily! The hearing, and the sight, and the heart, of each of those you will be questioned (by Allah)

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works
Arthur John Arberry   
And pursue not that thou hast no knowledge of; the hearing, the sight, the heart -- all of those shall be questioned of
George Sale   
And follow not that whereof thou hast no knowledge; for the hearing, and the sight, and the heart, every of these shall be examined at the last day
Edward Henry Palmer   
And do not pursue that of which thou hast no knowledge; verily, the hearing, the sight, and the heart, all of these shall be enquired of
John Medows Rodwell   
And follow not that of which thou hast no knowledge; because the hearing and the sight and the heart, - each of these shall be enquired of
N J Dawood (2014)   
Do not follow what you know not. Man‘s eyes, ears, and heart ― each of his senses shall be closely questioned

New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame   
And do not follow that which you have no knowledge [certitude] for. Truly the hearing and the sight and the understanding, all of that are going to be questioned about.
Munir Mezyed   
Don’t follow that of which you have no knowledge. Indeed, the hearing, the sight and the heart, of each of those you will be interrogated (by Allâh on the Day of Judgment).
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher   
And do not support anything of which you have no knowledge, for the hearing and eyesight and hearts all will be asked about.
Linda “iLHam” Barto   
Do not pursue that of which you have no knowledge. Indeed, the hearing, the sight, and the heart will be questioned.
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation   
And dosg not follow what you have no knowledge of; indeed, the hearing and the sight and the burning heart—all of those—(one) is bound to be questioned about.
Irving & Mohamed Hegab   
Do not worry over something you have no knowledge about: your hearing, eyesight and vital organs will all be questioned concerning it.
Samy Mahdy   
And do not pursue what you have no knowledge with. Surely the hearing, and the sight, and the heart, all of those will be questioned about.
Sayyid Qutb   
Do not pursue that of which you have no knowledge. Man's ears, eyes and heart shall all he called to account.
Ahmed Hulusi   
Do not pursue that about which you have no knowledge (do not make decisions based on assumptions)! Indeed, hearing (perception), sight (evaluation) and the heart (the reflectors of the Names to the brain – the heart neurons copy themselves to the brain in the womb on the 120th day after conception), all of them are a responsibility upon you!
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli   
And do not follow that of which you have not knowledge; verily the hearing and the sight and the heart, all these will be questioned about it.
Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur‘an al-Karim   
And do not gratify your desire or inclination to pursue a subject of which you have no knowledge nor charge anyone with a fault or a crime when you are not sure of his guilt nor pursue vain things which will avail you nothing. Indeed, he faculties of hearing, sight and intellect, each and all, are held responsible in Day of Judgement and shall have much to answer for
Mir Aneesuddin   
And do not follow that about which you do not have (any) knowledge, the hearing and the sight and the heart, regarding each of those (you) will certainly be questioned.
The Wise Quran   
And do not pursue that of which you have no knowledge; indeed, the hearing and the eye and the heart, all of those shall be enquired of.

Obsolete and/or older editions
Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)   
And pursue not that of which thou hast no knowledge; for every act of hearing, or of seeing or of (feeling in) the heart will be enquired into (on the Day of Reckoning)
OLD Literal Word for Word   
And (do) not pursue what not you have of it any knowledge. Indeed, the hearing, and the sight, and the heart all those will be [about it] questioned
OLD Transliteration   
Wala taqfu ma laysa laka bihi AAilmun inna alssamAAa waalbasara waalfu-ada kullu ola-ika kana AAanhu mas-oolan