وَأَنَّا لَمَسْنَا ٱلسَّمَآءَ فَوَجَدْنَـٰهَا مُلِئَتْ حَرَسًا شَدِيدًا وَشُهُبًا ٨
˹Earlier˺ we tried to reach heaven ˹for news˺, only to find it filled with stern guards and shooting stars
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Quran 72:8
The Jinn
وَأَنَّا لَمَسْنَا ٱلسَّمَآءَ فَوَجَدْنَـٰهَا مُلِئَتْ حَرَسًا شَدِيدًا وَشُهُبًا ٨
˹Earlier˺ we tried to reach heaven ˹for news˺, only to find it filled with stern guards and shooting stars
And some men used to seek refuge with some jinn—so they increased each other in wickedness
And those ˹humans˺ thought, just like you ˹jinn˺, that Allah would not resurrect anyone ˹for judgment˺
We used to take up positions there for eavesdropping, but whoever dares eavesdrop now will find a flare lying in wait for them
Now, we have no clue whether evil is intended for those on earth, or their Lord intends for them what is right
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وَأَنَّا كُنَّا نَقْعُدُ مِنْهَا مَقَٰعِدَ لِلسَّمْعِ ۖ فَمَن يَسْتَمِعِ ٱلْـَٔانَ يَجِدْ لَهُۥ شِهَابًا رَّصَدًا
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