Surah Al-Jinn, ayah 8
وَأَنَّا لَمَسْنَا ٱلسَّمَآءَ فَوَجَدْنَـٰهَا مُلِئَتْ حَرَسًا شَدِيدًا وَشُهُبًا
And we have sought [to reach] the heaven but found it filled with powerful guards and burning flames.
Al-Jinn · 72:8
Word by word
- وَأَنَّاwa-annāAnd that we
- لَمَسْنَاlamasnāsought to touch
- ٱلسَّمَآءَl-samāathe heaven
- فَوَجَدْنَـٰهَاfawajadnāhābut we found it
- مُلِئَتْmuli-atfilled (with)
- حَرَسًۭاḥarasanguards
- شَدِيدًۭاshadīdansevere
- وَشُهُبًۭاwashuhubanand flaming fires
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