Surah Al-Jinn, ayah 9
وَأَنَّا كُنَّا نَقْعُدُ مِنْهَا مَقَـٰعِدَ لِلسَّمْعِ ۖ فَمَن يَسْتَمِعِ ٱلْـَٔانَ يَجِدْ لَهُۥ شِهَابًا رَّصَدًا
And we used to sit therein in positions for hearing, but whoever listens now will find a burning flame lying in wait for him.
Al-Jinn · 72:9
Word by word
- وَأَنَّاwa-annāAnd that we
- كُنَّاkunnāused to
- نَقْعُدُnaqʿudusit
- مِنْهَاmin'hāthere in
- مَقَـٰعِدَmaqāʿidapositions
- لِلسَّمْعِ ۖlilssamʿifor hearing
- فَمَنfamanbut (he) who
- يَسْتَمِعِyastamiʿilistens
- ٱلْـَٔانَl-ānanow
- يَجِدْyajidwill find
- لَهُۥlahufor him
- شِهَابًۭاshihābana flaming fire
- رَّصَدًۭاraṣadanwaiting
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