15. Surah Al-Hijr, Verse 18
اِلَّا مَنِ اسْتَرَقَ السَّمْعَ فَاَتْبَعَهُ شِهَابٌ مُب۪ينٌ
Illa mani istaraqa assamAAafaatbaAAahu shihabun mubeen
except for the one who listens stealthily, and he is followed by an open flame.
- Progressive Muslims
Except he who manages to eavesdrop, he will be pursued clearly by a flaming meteor.
- Shabbir Ahmed
(Allah is everywhere, not just in the skies. The Qur'an dispels all superstitions including the clairvoyants and fortunetellers spying onto His Court). The Shining Flame of Knowledge has now come to you to dispel the deceptive claims of every deceiver. (26:210-212), (37:8-9), (52:38), (67:5), (72:8-9).
- Sam Gerrans
Save such as steals a hearing; and a clear flame follows him.
- The Monotheist Group
Except he who manages to eavesdrop, he will be pursued by a visible flame.
- Edip-Layth
Except he who manages to eavesdrop, he will be pursued clearly by a flaming meteor.
- Aisha Bewley
except for the one who listens stealthily, and he is followed by an open flame.
- Rashad Khalifa
If any of them sneaks around to listen, a mighty projectile will chase him back.
- Mohamed Ahmed - Samira
Except the ones who listen on the sly, yet they are chased away by a shooting flame.
- Sahih International
Except one who steals a hearing and is pursued by a clear burning flame.
- Muhammad Asad
so that anyone who seeks to learn [the unknowable] by stealth is pursued by a flame clear to see.
- Marmaduke Pickthall
Save him who stealeth the hearing, and them doth a clear flame pursue.
- Abdel Khalek Himmat
He who peers inquisitively into the realm to steal whatever comes to his hearing of the secrets or future events is pursued by a flame of fire which does not miss.
- Bijan Moeinian
If they sneaks around to listen (to the heart beat of the stars as captured by radio telescopes, ) a fiery flame will interrupt their trial.
- Al-Hilali & Khan
Except him (devil) who steals the hearing then he is pursued by a clear flaming fire.
- Abdullah Yusuf Ali
But any that gains a hearing by stealth, is pursued by a flaming fire, bright (to see).
- Mustafa Khattab
except the one eavesdropping, who is then pursued by a visible flare.[1]
- Taqi Usmani
but the one who tries to eavesdrop is chased by a clearly visible flame.
- Abdul Haleem
any eavesdropper will be pursued by a clearly visible flame.
- Arthur John Arberry
excepting such as listens by stealth -- and he is pursued by a manifest flame.
- E. Henry Palmer
save from such as steal a hearing, and there follows him an obvious shooting-star.
- Hamid S. Aziz
But any that steal a hearing, there follows him a bright flaming fire (or shooting star).
- Mahmoud Ghali
Excepting him who (gains) hearing by stealth, (and) so an evidently flaming (meteor) follows him up.
- George Sale
except him who listeneth by stealth, at whom a visible flame is darted.
- Syed Vickar Ahamed
Except any that may gain a hearing by hiding away, is chased (out) by a flaming fire, bright (to see).
- Amatul Rahman Omar
As to one who wishes to steal a hearing (of the revelation to distort it) a bright fiery flame pursues him.
- Ali Quli Qarai
except someone who may eavesdrop, whereat there pursues him a manifest flame.