The Rock, Stoneland, Rock City — Verse 18
15:18 · al-Hijr
The Rock, Stoneland, Rock City 15:18
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إِلَّا مَنِ ٱسۡتَرَقَ ٱلسَّمۡعَ فَأَتۡبَعَهُۥ شِهَابࣱ مُّبِینࣱ ١٨
illā mani is'taraqa l-samʿa fa-atbaʿahu shihābun mubīnu
any eavesdropper will be pursued by a clearly visible flame
Except him (devil) who steals a hearing, he is pursued by a clear flaming fire.
Save him who stealeth the hearing, and him there followeth a flame gleaming
Except the ones who listen on the sly, yet they are chased away by a shooting flame
Except one who steals a hearing (associates the reality that becomes manifest therein to bodily life), is pursued by a clear blazing ball of fire (the Nur of the knowledge of the reality).
except for the one who listens stealthily, and he is followed by an open flame.
except someone who may eavesdrop, whereat there pursues him a manifest flame
Excepting one who listens by stealth, and is pursued (and destroyed) by a shooting-star clear to see
As to one who wishes to steal a hearing (of the revelation to distort it) a bright fiery flame pursues him
excepting such as listens by stealth -- and he is pursued by a manifest flame
except anyone who eavesdrops, then he is pursued by a visible shooting flame.
If they sneaks around to listen (to the heart beat of the stars as captured by radio telescopes,) a fiery flame will interrupt their trial
But any who gains a hearing by stealth, is pursued by a bright burning flame
except the one who eavesdrops and is followed by an evident meteor.
save from such as steal a hearing, and there follows him an obvious shooting-star
Except one who comes to eavesdrop - therefore a bright flame goes after him
except the one that eavesdrops, he will be pursued by a clear shooting star.
except him who listeneth by stealth, at whom a visible flame is darted
But any that steal a hearing, there follows him a bright flaming fire (or shooting star)
Except for he who steals the listening and is then pursued by a visible flame
Save such as steal a hearing: and him doth a visible flame pursue
except that (devil) who attempted theft of listening, so a manifestly clear flaming object chased him (to burn him to ashes)
but he who had the ability to hear by eavesdropping. Then, a clear flame pursued him.
Any eavesdropper will be pursued by a bright, flaming fire.
Any Satan that steals a hearing, there follows him a fiery comet
save him who may eavesdrop, and then a bright flame pursues him
But he who steals a hearing; so there follows him a visible flame
except him who steals a hearing, so a clear flame* follows him. * Probably a meteorite.
Except that a visible flame follows the one that manages to steal a celestial secret.
But anyone who tries to eavesdrop, an illuminating (i.e., blazing) meteor follows it
Except he who manages to eavesdrop, he will be pursued clearly by a flaming meteor
Except he who manages to eavesdrop, he will be pursued by a visible flame.
Except he who manages to eavesdrop, he will be pursued by a visible flame.
Except who eavesdropped the hearing, so a clear/evident light from a fire source/a star followed him
so that anyone who seeks to learn [the unknowable] by stealth is pursued by a flame clear to see
Excepting him who (gains) hearing by stealth, (and) so an evidently flaming (meteor) follows him up
Save him who stealeth the hearing, and them doth a clear flame pursue
except for those who stealthily try to listen to the heavens, but who are chased away by a bright flame
but the one who tries to eavesdrop is chased by a clearly visible flame
Except he who steals a hearing is pursued by a fiery meteor.
Occasionally, one of them eavesdrops, and a bright blazing meteor streaks after him
Except for the one secretly listening, who is then pursued by a fiery meteor.
He who peers inquisitively into the realm to steal whatever comes to his hearing of the secrets or future events is pursued by a flame of fire which does not miss
except those who try to eavesdrop and are chased away by the fiery flame of a shooting star.
except the one eavesdropping, who is then pursued by a visible flare.
But if one tries to listen secretly, then a visible shooting star pursues him.
Eavesdroppers are pursued by fiery comets
If any of them sneaks around to listen, a mighty projectile will chase him back.
Except for anyone who tries to eavesdrop [to learn the unknown]-he is pursued by a clear flame.
Except for anyone who tries to eavesdrop [to learn the unknown]—he is pursued by a bright flame.
Except whoever would steal the hearing, so an obvious shooting star pursued him.
Save him who steals the hearing, so there pursues him a clear flame.
so that anyone who tries to eavesdrop is pursued by a flame clear to see.
(Allah is everywhere, not just in the skies. The Qur'an dispels all superstitions including the clairvoyants and fortunetellers spying onto His Court). The Shining Flame of Knowledge has now come to you to dispel the deceptive claims of every deceiver. (26:210-212), (37:8-9), (52:38), (67:5), (72:8-9)
But he who steals a hearing, so there follows him a visible flame
But if anyone hears stealthily something of revelation and distorts it, there pursues him a bright flame
save he who gains a hearing by stealth, and then a manifest flaming star pursues him
Except any that may gain a hearing by hiding away, is chased (out) by a flaming fire, bright (to see)
Except those who stealthily eavesdrop; a piercing flame pursues them.
Except one who steals a hearing, and is followed by a visible projectile
Except one who steals a hearing and is pursued by a clear burning flame
Except him who steals the hearing, and there follows him a clear firebrand.
But any that gains a hearing by stealth, is pursued by a flaming fire, bright (to see)
But any that gains a hearing by stealth, is pursued by a flaming fire, bright (to see)