The Jinn
72. Al-Jinn
الجن
Page #572
72:9
وَأَنَّا
كُنَّا
نَقْعُدُ
مِنْهَا
مَقَاعِدَ
لِلسَّمْعِ
فَمَن
يَسْتَمِعِ
الْآنَ
يَجِدْ
لَهُ
شِهَابًا
رَّصَدًا
wa-ʾannā kunnā naqʿudu minhā maqāʿida li-s-samʿi fa-man yastamiʿi l-ʾāna yajid lahū shihāban raṣadan
'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.
— Abdullah Yusufali
We used to sit in its positions to eavesdrop, but anyone listening now finds a flame waiting for him.
