وَاِذَا قُرِئَ الْقُرْاٰنُ فَاسْتَمِعُوْا لَهٗ وَاَنْصِتُوْا لَعَلَّكُمْ تُرْحَمُوْنَ ( الأعراف: ٢٠٤ )
wa-idhā
وَإِذَا
And when
quri-a
قُرِئَ
is recited
l-qur'ānu
ٱلْقُرْءَانُ
the Quran
fa-is'tamiʿū
فَٱسْتَمِعُوا۟
then listen
lahu
لَهُۥ
to it
wa-anṣitū
وَأَنصِتُوا۟
and pay attention
laʿallakum
لَعَلَّكُمْ
so that you may
tur'ḥamūna
تُرْحَمُونَ
receive mercy
Wa izaa quri'al Quraanu fastami'oo lahoo wa ansitoo la 'allakum turhamoon (al-ʾAʿrāf 7:204)
Sahih International:
So when the Quran is recited, then listen to it and pay attention that you may receive mercy. (Al-A'raf [7] : 204)
1 Mufti Taqi Usmani
When the Qur’ān is recited, listen to it and be silent, so that you may be blessed.