72. Surah Al-Jinn, Verse 9

"And we used to sit in it in places of listening, but anyone who sits now finds a projectile homing in on him. "

(The nomads continued), "And we used to sit on places listening to the 'heavenly news'. But now whoever listens will find a flame waiting for him." (The brilliant flame of Divine Revelation is now ever-ready to torch the conjecture of the astrologers (37:6-9), (67:5)).

“And that: ‘We sat there on seats to hear; but whoso listens in now finds for him a flame waiting.’

"And we used to sit in it in places of listening, but anyone who sits now finds a projectile seeking him."

"We used to sit in it in places of listening, but anyone who sits now finds a projectile seeking him."

We used to sit there on special seats to listen in. But anyone listening now finds a fiery meteor in wait for him.

" 'We used to sit there in order to spy. Anyone who listens is pursued by a powerful projectile.

We sat in observatories to listen; but any one who listened found a shooting star in wait for him.

And we used to sit therein in positions for hearing, but whoever listens now will find a burning flame lying in wait for him.

notwithstanding that we were established in positions [which we had thought well-suited] to listening to [whatever secrets might be in] it: and anyone who now [or ever] tries to listen will [likewise] find a flame lying in wait for him!

And we used to sit on places (high) therein to listen. But he who listeneth now findeth a flame in wait for him;

"Long did we sit peering deep into heaven to spy what is being said or discussed in the heaven's realm. But now he of us who endeavours to pry into the realm is followed by a fiery celestial body and suffers annihilation".

"And we were used to seat in some places in the space, monitoring intergalactic bands of noises/voices. But those places now are in the projectile of dangerous meteors."

‘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.

'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.

We used to take up positions there for eavesdropping, but whoever dares eavesdrop now will find a flare lying in wait for them.

and that we used to sit at places therein to listen; but if one will (try to) listen now, he will find a flame in ambush for him,

we used to sit in places there, listening, but anyone trying to listen now will find a shooting star lying in wait for him––

We would sit there on seats to hear; but any listening now finds a meteor in wait for him.

and we did sit in certain seats thereof to listen; but whoso of us listens now finds a shooting-star for him on guard.

"And we used to sit in some high hidden places therein to steal a hearing, but he who would try to listen now would find a flame lying in wait for him:

And that we used to sit (there) on seats for (over)hearing; yet whoever listens now finds a flaming (meteor) (closely) observing him.

And we sat on some of the seats thereof to hear the discourse of its inhabitants; but whoever listeneth now, findeth a flame laid in ambush for him, to guard the celestial confines.

" ‘And verily, we used indeed, to sit there in (the hidden) places, to listen in but anyone who listens now will find a flaming fire (and shooting stars) watching him in hiding (to drive him away).

"And that we used to sit in some of the observatories to listen to something. But he that tries to listen (in order to forecast some event) now (with the advent of Islam) finds a shooting star in ambush for him.

We used to sit in its positions to eavesdrop, but anyone listening now finds a flame waiting for him.