The Mount
52. Aṭ-Ṭūr
الطور
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52:38
أَمْ
لَهُمْ
سُلَّمٌ
يَسْتَمِعُونَ
فِيهِ
فَلْيَأْتِ
مُسْتَمِعُهُم
بِسُلْطَانٍ
مُّبِينٍ
ʾam lahum sullamun yastamiʿūna fīhi fa-l-yaʾti mustamiʿuhum bi-sulṭānin mubīnin
Do they have a ladder [leading up to heaven] whereby they eavesdrop? If so, let their eavesdropper produce a manifest authority.
— Ali Quli Qarai
Or have they a ladder, by which they can (climb up to heaven and) listen (to its secrets)? Then let (such a) listener of theirs produce a manifest proof.