Study Mode · Ayah 72:9
Surah Al-Jinn · 72:9
وَأَنَّا كُنَّا نَقْعُدُ مِنْهَا مَقَاعِدَ لِلسَّمْعِ ۖ فَمَن يَسْتَمِعِ الْآنَ يَجِدْ لَهُ شِهَابًا رَّصَدًا
Wa annaa kunnaa naq'udu minhaa maqaa'ida lis'sam'i famany yastami'il aana yajid lahoo shihaabar rasada
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Saheeh International
And we used to sit therein in positions for hearing, but whoever listens now will find a burning flame lying in wait for him.
Yusuf Ali
'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.
Pickthall
And we used to sit on places (high) therein to listen. But he who listeneth now findeth a flame in wait for him;