28 verses · revealed in Mecca
قُلْ اُوْحِيَ اِلَيَّ اَنَّهُ اسْتَمَعَ نَفَرٌ مِّنَ الْجِنِّ فَقَالُوْٓا اِنَّا سَمِعْنَا قُرْاٰنًا عَجَبًاۙ
1. Say: It has been revealed to me that a company of Jinns listened (to the Qur'an). They said, 'We have really heard a wonderful Recital
يَّهْدِيْٓ اِلَى الرُّشْدِ فَاٰمَنَّا بِهٖۗ وَلَنْ نُّشْرِكَ بِرَبِّنَآ اَحَدًاۖ
2. It gives guidance to the Right, and we have believed therein: we shall not join (in worship) any (gods) with our Lord
وَّاَنَّهٗ تَعٰلٰى جَدُّ رَبِّنَا مَا اتَّخَذَ صَاحِبَةً وَّلَا وَلَدًاۖ
3. And Exalted is the Majesty of our Lord: He has taken neither a wife nor a son
وَّاَنَّهٗ كَانَ يَقُوْلُ سَفِيْهُنَا عَلَى اللّٰهِ شَطَطًاۖ
4. There were some foolish ones among us, who used to utter extravagant lies against Allah
وَّاَنَّا ظَنَنَّآ اَنْ لَّنْ تَقُوْلَ الْاِنْسُ وَالْجِنُّ عَلَى اللّٰهِ كَذِبًاۙ
5. But we do think that no man or spirit should say aught that untrue against Allah
وَّاَنَّهٗ كَانَ رِجَالٌ مِّنَ الْاِنْسِ يَعُوْذُوْنَ بِرِجَالٍ مِّنَ الْجِنِّ فَزَادُوْهُمْ رَهَقًاۖ
6. True, there were persons among mankind who took shelter with persons among the Jinns, but they increased them in folly
وَّاَنَّهُمْ ظَنُّوْا كَمَا ظَنَنْتُمْ اَنْ لَّنْ يَّبْعَثَ اللّٰهُ اَحَدًاۖ
7. And they (came to) think as ye thought, that Allah would not raise up any one (to Judgment)
وَّاَنَّا لَمَسْنَا السَّمَاۤءَ فَوَجَدْنٰهَا مُلِئَتْ حَرَسًا شَدِيْدًا وَّشُهُبًاۖ
8. And we pried into the secrets of heaven; but we found it filled with stern guards and flaming fires
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