Surah Al-Jinn, Ayah 9 (72:9)

ٱلْجِنّ

وَأَنَّا كُنَّا نَقْعُدُ مِنْهَا مَقَٰعِدَ لِلسَّمْعِ ۖ فَمَن يَسْتَمِعِ ٱلَْٔانَ يَجِدْ لَهُۥ شِهَابًا …

Quran 72:9 is ayah 9 of Surah Al-Jinn (“The Jinn”), a Meccan surah of 28 ayahs. It is in Juz 29, on page 572 of the Madani Mushaf.

72:9
وَأَنَّاكُنَّانَقْعُدُمِنْهَامَقَٰعِدَلِلسَّمْعِ ۖفَمَنيَسْتَمِعِٱلَْٔانَيَجِدْلَهُۥشِهَابًارَّصَدًا٩
wa-annā kunnā naqʿudu min'hā maqāʿida lilssamʿi faman yastamiʿi l-āna yajid lahu shihāban raṣadan

And we used to sit therein in positions for hearing, but whoever listens now will find a burning flame lying in wait for him.(9)

Word by word

  1. وَأَنَّاwa-annāAnd that we
  2. كُنَّاkunnāused to
  3. نَقْعُدُnaqʿudusit
  4. مِنْهَاmin'hāthere in
  5. مَقَٰعِدَmaqāʿidapositions
  6. لِلسَّمْعِ ۖlilssamʿifor hearing
  7. فَمَنfamanbut (he) who
  8. يَسْتَمِعِyastamiʿilistens
  9. ٱلَْٔانَl-ānanow
  10. يَجِدْyajidwill find
  11. لَهُۥlahufor him
  12. شِهَابًاshihābana flaming fire
  13. رَّصَدًاraṣadanwaiting

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