Al-Jinn 72:9
The Jinn · ayah 9 of 28
وَأَنَّا كُنَّا نَقْعُدُ مِنْهَا مَقَٰعِدَ لِلسَّمْعِ ۖ فَمَن يَسْتَمِعِ ٱلْءَانَ يَجِدْ لَهُۥ شِهَابًۭا رَّصَدًۭا
Waanna kunna naqAAudu minhamaqaAAida lissamAAi faman yastamiAAi al-anayajid lahu shihaban rasada
"And we used to sit therein in positions for hearing, but whoever listens now will find a burning flame lying in wait for him."
Saheeh International translation
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Other English translations
Abdel Haleem (Oxford)+
"we used to sit in places there, listening, but anyone trying to listen now will find a shooting star lying in wait for him––"
Pickthall (classic)+
"And we used to sit on places (high) therein to listen. But he who listeneth now findeth a flame in wait for him;"
Yusuf Ali (classic)+
"'We used, indeed, to sit there in (hidden) stations, to (steal) a hearing; but any who listen now will find a flaming fire watching him in ambush."