Muhammad Habib Shakir: Surely you do not make the dead to hear, and you do not make the deaf to hear the call when they go back retreating.
Abdullah Yusuf Ali: Truly thou canst not cause the dead to listen, nor canst thou cause the deaf to hear the call, (especially) when they turn back in retreat.
M.Pickthall: Lo! thou canst not make the dead to hear, nor canst thou make the deaf to hear the call when they have turned to flee;
Amatul Rahmân Omer: Of course you cannot make the dead hear nor can you make the deaf hear (your) call when they retreat turning their backs (on you).
Maulana Mohammad Ali: Truly thy Lord will judge between them by His judgment, and He is the Mighty, the Knowing.