Surah Al-Jinn 72:9 — translation and meaning

الجن · Verse 9 / 28 · Page 572

ۖ وَأَنَّا كُنَّا نَقْعُدُ مِنْهَا مَقَاعِدَ لِلسَّمْعِ فَمَن يَسْتَمِعِ الْآنَ يَجِدْ لَهُ شِهَابًا رَّصَدًا

Word by Word

ۖ
وَأَنَّا
wa-anna
And that we
كُنَّا
kunna
used (to)
نَقْعُدُ
naq'udu
sit
مِنْهَا
min'ha
there in
مَقَاعِدَ
maqa'ida
positions
لِلسَّمْعِ
lilssam'i
for hearing
فَمَن
faman
but (he) who
يَسْتَمِعِ
yastami'i
listens
الْآنَ
al-ana
now
يَجِدْ
yajid
will find
لَهُ
lahu
for him
شِهَابًا
shihaban
a flaming fire
رَّصَدًا
rasadan
waiting

Transliteration

Wa annaa kunnaa naq'udu minhaa maqaa'ida lis'sam'i famany yastami'il aana yajid lahoo shihaabar rasada

Translation

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

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

And that we in the past used to assume positions in the sky from where we could hear what the angels were deliberating, and then we would convey this to the fortune-tellers on earth. Now things have changed. Anyone of us who now tries to listen finds a flaming fire ready for him. When he goes near, it is released on him and he is burnt by it.

Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.

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