37. Surah As-Saffat, Verse 10
اِلَّا مَنْ خَطِفَ الْخَطْفَةَ فَاَتْبَعَهُ شِهَابٌ ثَاقِبٌ
Illa man khatifa alkhatfatafaatbaAAahu shihabun thaqib
except for him who snatches a snippet and then is pursued by a piercing flame.
- Progressive Muslims
Any of them who snatches something away, he is pursued by a piercing flame.
- Shabbir Ahmed
Even if a thing of their conjecture comes to pass, they are pursued by a Flame of Brightness. (The Divine Revelation exposes the claimants to the 'occult sciences' (18:22), (26:210-212), (52:38), (67:5), (72: 8-9)).
- Sam Gerrans
Save he who snatches a fragment; and a piercing flame follows him.
- The Monotheist Group
Any of them who snatches a part, he is pursued by a piercing flame.
- Edip-Layth
Any of them who snatches something away, he is pursued by a piercing flame.
- Aisha Bewley
except for him who snatches a snippet and then is pursued by a piercing flame.
- Rashad Khalifa
If any of them ventures to charge the outer limits, he gets struck with a fierce projectile.
- Mohamed Ahmed - Samira
Except those who eavesdrop and are pursued by a shooting flame.
- Sahih International
Except one who snatches [some words] by theft, but they are pursued by a burning flame, piercing [in brightness].
- Muhammad Asad
but if anyone does succeed in snatching a glimpse [of such knowledge], he is [henceforth] pursued by a piercing flame.
- Marmaduke Pickthall
Save him who snatcheth a fragment, and there pursueth him a piercing flame.
- Abdel Khalek Himmat
And he who ventures upon catching whatever comes to his hearing of the secrets or future events is pursued by a piercing flame which does not miss.
- Bijan Moeinian
If one of them dares to escape the lower universe, a flashing projectile will be charged against him.
- Al-Hilali & Khan
Except such as snatch away something by stealing, and they are pursued by a flaming fire of piercing brightness.
- Abdullah Yusuf Ali
Except such as snatch away something by stealth, and they are pursued by a flaming fire, of piercing brightness.
- Mustafa Khattab
But whoever manages to stealthily eavesdrop is ˹instantly˺ pursued by a piercing flare.
- Taqi Usmani
however, if one snatches a little bit, he is pursued by a bright flame.
- Abdul Haleem
if any [of them] stealthily snatches away a fragment, he will be pursued by a piercing flame.
- Arthur John Arberry
except such as snatches a fragment, and he is pursued by a piercing flame.
- E. Henry Palmer
save such as snatches off a word, and there follows him a darting flame!
- Hamid S. Aziz
Except him who snatches a fragment by stealth, then there follows him a brightly shining flame.
- Mahmoud Ghali
Except him who snatches a snatching (away); then a piercing flaming (meteor) follows him up.
- George Sale
except him who catcheth a word by stealth, and is pursued by a shining flame.
- Syed Vickar Ahamed
Except such who may snatch something by stealing: And they are being followed by a flaming Fire of stabbing brightness.
- Amatul Rahman Omar
Yet if anyone of them snatches away but once (to find out something), he is pursued by a bright shining flame.
- Ali Quli Qarai
except him who snatches a snatch, whereat there pursues him a piercing flame.