Al-Jinn 72:8
The Jinn · ayah 8 of 28
وَأَنَّا لَمَسْنَا ٱلسَّمَآءَ فَوَجَدْنَٰهَا مُلِئَتْ حَرَسًۭا شَدِيدًۭا وَشُهُبًۭا
Waanna lamasna assamaafawajadnaha muli-at harasan shadeedanwashuhuba
"And we have sought [to reach] the heaven but found it filled with powerful guards and burning flames."
Saheeh International translation
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Other English translations
Abdel Haleem (Oxford)+
"We tried to reach heaven, but discovered it to be full of stern guards and shooting stars––"
Pickthall (classic)+
"And (the Jinn who had listened to the Qur'an said): We had sought the heaven but had found it filled with strong warders and meteors."
Yusuf Ali (classic)+
"'And we pried into the secrets of heaven; but we found it filled with stern guards and flaming fires."