(204) So when the Qur’ān is recited, then listen to it and pay attention that you may receive mercy.— الترجمة الإنجليزية - صحيح انترناشونال
204. So, when the Qur’ân is recited, listen to it, and be silent that you may receive mercy. [i.e. during the compulsory congregational prayers when the Imâm (of a mosque) is leading the prayer (except Sûrat Al-Fâtihah), and also when he is delivering the Friday-prayer Khutbah]. (Tafsir At-Tabari).— الترجمة الإنجليزية
— Dr. Ghali - English translationوَإِذَا قُرِئَ ٱلۡقُرۡءَانُ فَٱسۡتَمِعُواْ لَهُۥ وَأَنصِتُواْ لَعَلَّكُمۡ تُرۡحَمُونَAnd when the Qur'an is read, then listen to it and hearken, that possibly you would be granted mercy..
— Muhsin Khan - English translationوَإِذَا قُرِئَ ٱلۡقُرۡءَانُ فَٱسۡتَمِعُواْ لَهُۥ وَأَنصِتُواْ لَعَلَّكُمۡ تُرۡحَمُونَSo, when the Quran is recited, listen to it, and be silent that you may receive mercy. [i.e. during the compulsory congregational prayers when the Imam (of a mosque) is leading the prayer (except Surat Al-Fatiha), and also when he is delivering the Friday-prayer Khutbah]. [Tafsir At-Tabari, Vol. 9, Pages 162-4]
— Pickthall - English translationوَإِذَا قُرِئَ ٱلۡقُرۡءَانُ فَٱسۡتَمِعُواْ لَهُۥ وَأَنصِتُواْ لَعَلَّكُمۡ تُرۡحَمُونَAnd when the Qur'an is recited, give ear to it and pay heed, that ye may obtain mercy.
— Yusuf Ali - English translationوَإِذَا قُرِئَ ٱلۡقُرۡءَانُ فَٱسۡتَمِعُواْ لَهُۥ وَأَنصِتُواْ لَعَلَّكُمۡ تُرۡحَمُونَWhen the Qur'an is read, listen to it with attention, and hold your peace: that ye may receive Mercy.
— Sahih International - English translationوَإِذَا قُرِئَ ٱلۡقُرۡءَانُ فَٱسۡتَمِعُواْ لَهُۥ وَأَنصِتُواْ لَعَلَّكُمۡ تُرۡحَمُونَSo when the Qur'an is recited, then listen to it and pay attention that you may receive mercy.
— Abul Ala Maududi(With tafsir) - English translationوَإِذَا قُرِئَ ٱلۡقُرۡءَانُ فَٱسۡتَمِعُواْ لَهُۥ وَأَنصِتُواْ لَعَلَّكُمۡ تُرۡحَمُونَ(7:204) So when the Qur'an is recited, listen carefully to it, and keep silent
so that you may, be shown mercy.'3
— Abdul Haleem - English translationوَإِذَا قُرِئَ ٱلۡقُرۡءَانُ فَٱسۡتَمِعُواْ لَهُۥ وَأَنصِتُواْ لَعَلَّكُمۡ تُرۡحَمُونَso pay attention and listen quietly when the Quran is recited, so that you may be given mercy.’
— Mufti Taqi Usmani - English translationوَإِذَا قُرِئَ ٱلۡقُرۡءَانُ فَٱسۡتَمِعُواْ لَهُۥ وَأَنصِتُواْ لَعَلَّكُمۡ تُرۡحَمُونَWhen the Qur’ān is recited, listen to it and be silent, so that you may be blessed.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran - English translationوَإِذَا قُرِئَ ٱلۡقُرۡءَانُ فَٱسۡتَمِعُواْ لَهُۥ وَأَنصِتُواْ لَعَلَّكُمۡ تُرۡحَمُونَWhen the Quran is recited, listen to it attentively and be silent, so you may be shown mercy.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab - English translationوَإِذَا قُرِئَ ٱلۡقُرۡءَانُ فَٱسۡتَمِعُواْ لَهُۥ وَأَنصِتُواْ لَعَلَّكُمۡ تُرۡحَمُونَWhen the Quran is recited, listen to it attentively and be silent, so you may be shown mercy.
When the Qur’an is recited, listen to it attentively and maintain silence, so that you may receive mercy.— الترجمة الإنجليزية - مركز رواد الترجمة
204. When the Qur’ān is recited, listen to it being recited: do not talk, and do not busy yourself with something else, so that Allah may have mercy on you.— الترجمة الإنجليزية للمختصر في تفسير القرآن الكريم
And bethink yourself of your Lord humbly and with awe, and without raising your voice, in the morning and evening; and do not be negligent.— ترجمة معاني القرآن الكريم - عادل صلاحي