72. Xhin · verses 5–12

سورة الجن
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.

10

وَأَنَّا لَا نَدۡرِيٓ أَشَرٌّ أُرِيدَ بِمَن فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ أَمۡ أَرَادَ بِهِمۡ رَبُّهُمۡ رَشَدٗا

Waanna la nadree asharrun oreeda biman fee alardi am arada bihim rabbuhum rashadan

´And we understand not whether ill is intended to those on earth, or whether their Lord (really) intends to guide them to right conduct.

11

وَأَنَّا مِنَّا ٱلصَّٰلِحُونَ وَمِنَّا دُونَ ذَٰلِكَۖ كُنَّا طَرَآئِقَ قِدَدٗا

Waanna minna alssalihoona waminna doona thalika kunna taraiqa qidadan

´There are among us some that are righteous, and some the contrary: we follow divergent paths.

12

وَأَنَّا ظَنَنَّآ أَن لَّن نُّعۡجِزَ ٱللَّهَ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَلَن نُّعۡجِزَهُۥ هَرَبٗا

Wanna thananna an lan nuAAjiza Allaha fee alardi walan nuAAjizahu haraban

´But we think that we can by no means frustrate Allah throughout the earth, nor can we frustrate Him by flight.