72:9 wa an-naa kun-naa naq'Udu minhaa maqaa'Ida lis sam'Å* famay yastami'Il aana yajid lahuu shihaabar raSadaa

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Ahmed Raza Khan: Mohammed Aqib Qadri:
'And that we sometimes used to sit in some places in the sky, to listen; so whoever now listens finds a fiery comet waiting for him.'

Yusuf Ali:
'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.

Pickthal:
And we used to sit on places (high) therein to listen. But he who listeneth now findeth a flame in wait for him;