37. Safat · verses 4–10

إِنَّ إِلَٰهَكُمۡ لَوَٰحِدٞ

Inna ilahakum lawahidun

Verily, verily, your Allah is one!-

رَّبُّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَمَا بَيۡنَهُمَا وَرَبُّ ٱلۡمَشَٰرِقِ

Rabbu alssamawati waalardi wama baynahuma warabbu almashariqi

Lord of the heavens and of the earth and all between them, and Lord of every point at the rising of the sun!

إِنَّا زَيَّنَّا ٱلسَّمَآءَ ٱلدُّنۡيَا بِزِينَةٍ ٱلۡكَوَاكِبِ

Inna zayyanna alssamaa alddunya bizeenatin alkawakibi

We have indeed decked the lower heaven with beauty (in) the stars,-

وَحِفۡظٗا مِّن كُلِّ شَيۡطَٰنٖ مَّارِدٖ

Wahifthan min kulli shaytanin maridin

(For beauty) and for guard against all obstinate rebellious evil spirits,

لَّا يَسَّمَّعُونَ إِلَى ٱلۡمَلَإِ ٱلۡأَعۡلَىٰ وَيُقۡذَفُونَ مِن كُلِّ جَانِبٖ

La yassammaAAoona ila almalai alaAAla wayuqthafoona min kulli janibin

(So) they should not strain their ears in the direction of the Exalted Assembly but be cast away from every side,

دُحُورٗاۖ وَلَهُمۡ عَذَابٞ وَاصِبٌ

Duhooran walahum AAathabun wasibun

Repulsed, for they are under a perpetual penalty,

إِلَّا مَنۡ خَطِفَ ٱلۡخَطۡفَةَ فَأَتۡبَعَهُۥ شِهَابٞ ثَاقِبٞ

Illa man khatifa alkhatfata faatbaAAahu shihabun thaqibun

Except such as snatch away something by stealth, and they are pursued by a flaming fire, of piercing brightness.