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72:9Al-Jinn · The Jinn · verse 9 of 28

وَأَنَّا كُنَّا نَقْعُدُ مِنْهَا مَقَٰعِدَ لِلسَّمْعِ فَمَن يَسْتَمِعِ ٱلْـَٔانَ يَجِدْ لَهُۥ شِهَابًا رَّصَدًا۝٩
Waanna kunna naqAAudu minha maqaAAida lilssamAAi faman yastamiAAi alana yajid lahu shihaban rasadan
And we used to sit therein in positions for hearing,1767 but whoever listens now will find a burning flame lying in wait for him.
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EnglishSaheeh International In my reader Ours to keep
And we used to sit therein in positions for hearing,1767 but whoever listens now will find a burning flame lying in wait for him.
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1767Before the prophethood of Muḥammad (ﷺ) the jinn used to collect information by eavesdropping on the angels and then pass it on to fortunetellers and soothsayers.
FrançaisMuhammad HamidullahNon-commercial only
Nous y prenions place pour écouter. Mais quiconque prête l'oreille maintenant, trouve contre lui un bolide aux aguets.
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EspañolIsa GarcíaOurs to keep
a pesar que buscábamos posiciones apropiadas del cosmos para escuchar [la revelación], pero todo aquel que intenta ahora escuchar encuentra un meteoro que le acecha.
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DeutschBubenheim & ElyasOurs to keep
Und wir pflegten ja an Stellen von ihm Sitze zum Abhören einzunehmen; wer aber jetzt abhört, der findet einen auf ihn wartenden Leuchtkörper.
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TürkçeDiyanet İşleriNon-commercial only
"Doğrusu biz, göğün dinleyebileceğimiz bir yerinde otururduk; ama şimdi kim dinleyecek olsa, kendisini gözleyen bir ateş (ışın) buluyor."
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اردوFateh Muhammad JalandhryNon-commercial only
اور یہ کہ پہلے ہم وہاں بہت سے مقامات میں (خبریں) سننے کے لئے بیٹھا کرتے تھے۔ اب کوئی سننا چاہے تو اپنے لئے انگارا تیار پائے
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Bahasa IndonesiaKementerian AgamaOurs to keep
dan sesungguhnya kami (jin) dahulu dapat menduduki beberapa tempat di langit itu untuk mencuri dengar (berita-beritanya). Tetapi sekarang874) siapa (mencoba) mencuri dengar (seperti itu) pasti akan menjumpai panah-panah api yang mengintai (untuk membakarnya).
QuranEnc.com · Ministry of Religious Affairs · version 1.0.1
*874) Waktu setelah Nabi Muhammad -ṣallallāhu 'alaihi wa sallam- diutus menjadi rasul.
Bahasa MelayuAbdullah BasmeihNon-commercial only
`Padahal sesungguhnya kami dahulu biasa menduduki tempat-tempat (perhentian) di langit untuk mendengar (percakapan penduduknya); maka sekarang sesiapa yang cuba mendengar, akan mendapati api yang menyala yang menunggu merejamnya.
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বাংলাMuhiuddin KhanNon-commercial only
আমরা আকাশের বিভিন্ন ঘাঁটিতে সংবাদ শ্রবণার্থে বসতাম। এখন কেউ সংবাদ শুনতে চাইলে সে জলন্ত উল্কাপিন্ড ওঁৎ পেতে থাকতে দেখে।
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РусскийElmir KulievNon-commercial only
Прежде мы садились там на седалищах, чтобы подслушивать. Но тот, кто подслушает сейчас, обнаружит, что его подстерегает пылающий огонь.
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中文Ma JianNon-commercial only
过去,我们为窃听而常常坐在天上可坐的地方。现在谁去窃听,谁就发现一颗灿烂的星宿在等著他。
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فارسیRowwad Translation CenterOurs to keep
و اینکه در [گذشته] جاهایی [در آسمان‌] براى شنیدن، به كمین مى‌نشستیم؛ [اما] اكنون هر کس بخواهد گوش دهد، تیر شهابى در كمین خود مى‌یابد؛
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KiswahiliAli Muhsin Al-BarwaniOurs to keep
Na hakika tulikuwa tukikaa humo katika baadhi ya makao ili kusikiliza; lakini sasa anaye taka kusikiliza atakuta kimondo kinamvizia!
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Na sisi kabla ya leo tulikuwa tukikaa pande za mbinguni kwenye makao kwa ajili ya kuchunguza khabari za mbinguni. Lakini sasa mwenye kutaka kusikiliza anakuta vimondo vinamngojea kumzuia na kumteketeza.
हिन्दीAzizul Haq al-UmariOurs to keep
और यह कि हम उसके कई स्थानों में सुनने के लिए बैठा करते थे। परन्तु, अब जो सुनने का प्रयास करता है, वह अपने लिए एक उल्का घात में लगा हुआ पाता है।
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TamazightRamdane At MansourNon-commercial only
Nella nep$imi $uôes, seg imukan nessemêas; win issemêessen tura, a t id immager usafu d aâessas.
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ItalianoHamza PiccardoNon-commercial only
Ci sedevamo [un tempo] in sedi appropriate, per ascoltare. Ma ora chi vuole origliare trova un bolide fiammeggiante in agguato.
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PortuguêsSamir El-HayekNon-commercial only
E usávamos nos sentar lá, em locais (ocultos), para ouvir; e quem se dispusesse a ouvir agora, defrontar-se- ia com um flamígero meteoro, de guarda.
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BosanskiBesim KorkutNon-commercial only
i sjedili smo okolo njega po busijama da bismo što čuli, ali će onaj, ko sada prisluškuje, na zvijezdu padalicu koja vreba naići;
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ShqipSherif AhmetiNon-commercial only
Dhe ne më parë hulumtonim në vendëvështrim për të dëgjuar, e kush përpiqet të dëgjojë tash, ai has në pusinë e shkëndijës së zjarrtë.
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NederlandsSofian SiregarNon-commercial only
En dat, wij vroeger (vóór de Koran) op geheime plaatsen zaten om mee te luisteren, maar wie nu wil meeluisteren treft een pijl van vuur aan die op hem loert.
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SoomaaliMahmud AbduhNon-commercial only
Waxaana ahayn kuwo Fadhiista xageeda meelo si aan wax uga dhagaysanno Ruuxiise Dhagaysta hadda wuxuu heli danabyo darban «la kulmi».
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HausaAbubakar GumiOurs to keep
"Kuma lalle ne mũ, mun kasance muna zama daga garẽta, a wurãren zama dõmin saurare. To wanda ya yi saurãre a yanzu, zai sãmi yũla, mai dãko dõminsa."
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ไทยKing Fahd ComplexNon-commercial only
และแท้จริงเราเคยนั่ง ณ สถานที่นั่งในท้องฟ้านั้นเพื่อฟัง แต่ขณะนี้ผู้ใดนั่งฟังเขาก็จะพบเปลวเพลิงถูกเตรียมไว้สำหรับเขา
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தமிழ்Jan Trust FoundationNon-commercial only
"(முன்னர் வானில் பேசப்படுவதைச்) செவிமடுப்பதற்காக (அதற்குள்ள சில) இடங்களில் நாங்கள் அமர்ந்திருப்போம்; ஆனால் இப்பொழுதோ எவன் அவ்வாறு செவிமடுக்க முயல்கிறானோ, அவன் தனக்காகக் காத்திருக்கும் தீப்பந்தத்தையே கண்பான்.
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日本語Saeed SatoOurs to keep
また、私たちが(以前、天界の話を)聴くために、その一部に居場所を構えていた、ということ。そして今、聞き耳を立てる者は誰でも、そこに護衛の流星を見出すのだ。
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EnglishHilali & KhanOurs to keep
‘And verily, we used to sit there in stations, to (steal) a hearing, but any who listens now will find a flaming fire watching him in ambush.
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EnglishRowwad Translation CenterOurs to keep
We used to take up positions there for eavesdropping, but now anyone who eavesdrops will find a flaming fire waiting for him1.
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1After the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) was sent as a messenger, the heavens were guarded more strictly. The devils among the jinn could no longer eavesdrop as they would previously, and whoever of them attempted was pursued by blazing meteors. Yet a fragment of information might occasionally be snatched; it would be mixed with many falsehoods before reaching the fortune-tellers.
EnglishM. M. Pickthall (1930)Non-commercial only
And we used to sit on places (high) therein to listen. But he who listeneth now findeth a flame in wait for him;
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EnglishA. Yusuf AliNon-commercial only
'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.
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Tafsir al-Muyassar
King Fahd Complex
وأنَّا كنا قبل ذلك نتخذ من السماء مواضع؛ لنستمع إلى أخبارها، فمن يحاول الآن استراق السمع يجد له شهاباً بالمرصاد، يُحرقه ويهلكه. وفي هاتين الآيتين إبطال مزاعم السحرة والمشعوذين، الذين يدَّعون علم الغيب، ويغررون بضعفة العقول؛ بكذبهم وافترائهم.
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Surah
72. Al-Jinn الجن
Verse
9 of 28
In the Quran
5,456 of 6,236
Page
Juz
29 of 30
Hizb
58 of 60 · quarter 1
Revealed
In Makkah (Meccan surah)
Sajdah
No
Words
13 in the Uthmani text
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وَأَنَّا كُنَّا نَقْعُدُ مِنْهَا مَقَٰعِدَ لِلسَّمْعِ فَمَن يَسْتَمِعِ ٱلْـَٔانَ يَجِدْ لَهُۥ شِهَابًا رَّصَدًا۝٩
And we used to sit therein in positions for hearing, but whoever listens now will find a burning flame lying in wait for him.
Al-Jinn 72:9 · allahservants.com/en/quran/72/9
Arabic: Tanzil Uthmani 1.1, tanzil.net. Translations: credited on each card.