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Surah Al-Jinn (الجن) • The Jinn

Quran 72:8

72:8

وَأَنَّا لَمَسْنَا ٱلسَّمَآءَ فَوَجَدْنَـٰهَا مُلِئَتْ حَرَسًا شَدِيدًا وَشُهُبًا

wa-annā lamasnā l-samāa fawajadnāhā muli-at ḥarasan shadīdan washuhuban

We tried to reach heaven, but discovered it to be full of stern guards and shooting stars––

‘And we have sought to reach the heaven; but found it filled with stern guards and flaming fires.

Juz 29Page 572makkah

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وَأَنَّاwa-annāAnd that we
لَمَسْنَاlamasnāsought to touch
ٱلسَّمَآءَl-samāathe heaven
فَوَجَدْنَـٰهَاfawajadnāhābut we found it
مُلِئَتْmuli-atfilled (with)
حَرَسًۭاḥarasanguards
شَدِيدًۭاshadīdansevere
وَشُهُبًۭاwashuhuban
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Surah Al-Jinn 72:8 — Quran 72:8 | Ummatey