72. Xhin · verses 3–9

سورة الجن
3

وَأَنَّهُۥ تَعَٰلَىٰ جَدُّ رَبِّنَا مَا ٱتَّخَذَ صَٰحِبَةٗ وَلَا وَلَدٗا

Waannahu taAAala jaddu rabbina ma ittakhatha sahibatan wala waladan

´And Exalted is the Majesty of our Lord: He has taken neither a wife nor a son.

4

وَأَنَّهُۥ كَانَ يَقُولُ سَفِيهُنَا عَلَى ٱللَّهِ شَطَطٗا

Waannahu kana yaqoolu safeehuna AAala Allahi shatatan

´There were some foolish ones among us, who used to utter extravagant lies against Allah;

5

وَأَنَّا ظَنَنَّآ أَن لَّن تَقُولَ ٱلۡإِنسُ وَٱلۡجِنُّ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ كَذِبٗا

Waanna thananna an lan taqoola alinsu waaljinnu AAala Allahi kathiban

´But we do think that no man or spirit should say aught that untrue against Allah.

6

وَأَنَّهُۥ كَانَ رِجَالٞ مِّنَ ٱلۡإِنسِ يَعُوذُونَ بِرِجَالٖ مِّنَ ٱلۡجِنِّ فَزَادُوهُمۡ رَهَقٗا

Waannahu kana rijalun mina alinsi yaAAoothoona birijalin mina aljinni fazadoohum rahaqan

´True, there were persons among mankind who took shelter with persons among the Jinns, but they increased them in folly.

7

وَأَنَّهُمۡ ظَنُّواْ كَمَا ظَنَنتُمۡ أَن لَّن يَبۡعَثَ ٱللَّهُ أَحَدٗا

Waannahum thannoo kama thanantum an lan yabAAatha Allahu ahadan

´And they (came to) think as ye thought, that Allah would not raise up any one (to Judgment).

8

وَأَنَّا لَمَسۡنَا ٱلسَّمَآءَ فَوَجَدۡنَٰهَا مُلِئَتۡ حَرَسٗا شَدِيدٗا وَشُهُبٗا

Waanna lamasna alssamaa fawajadnaha muliat harasan shadeedan washuhuban

´And we pried into the secrets of heaven; but we found it filled with stern guards and flaming fires.

9

وَأَنَّا كُنَّا نَقۡعُدُ مِنۡهَا مَقَٰعِدَ لِلسَّمۡعِۖ فَمَن يَسۡتَمِعِ ٱلۡأٓنَ يَجِدۡ لَهُۥ شِهَابٗا رَّصَدٗا

Waanna kunna naqAAudu minha maqaAAida lilssamAAi faman yastamiAAi alana yajid lahu shihaban rasadan

´We used, indeed, to sit there in (hidden) stations, to (steal) a hearing; but any who listen now will find a flaming fire watching him in ambush.