Surah Al-Hijr 15:18 — translation and meaning
الحجر · Verse 18 / 99 · Page 263
إِلَّا مَنِ اسْتَرَقَ السَّمْعَ فَأَتْبَعَهُ شِهَابٌ مُّبِينٌ
Word by Word
إِلَّا
illa
Except
مَنِ
mani
(one) who
اسْتَرَقَ
is'taraqa
steals
السَّمْعَ
al-sam'a
the hearing
فَأَتْبَعَهُ
fa-atba'ahu
then follows him
شِهَابٌ
shihabun
a burning flame
مُّبِينٌ
mubinun
clear
Transliteration
Illaa manis taraqas sam'a fa atba'ahoo shihaabum mubeen
Translation
Except one who steals a hearing and is pursued by a clear burning flame.
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
Except for those who try to secretly listen to the high realm, they will be struck with a flaming meteor and they will be burned.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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