| | Talal A. Itani (new translation) rendition of Surah The Jinn(al-Jinn)
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| 72:1 | | Say, 'It was revealed to me that a band of jinn listened in, and said, 'We have heard a wondrous Quran |
| 72:2 | | It guides to rectitude, so we have believed in it; and we will never associate anyone with our Lord |
| 72:3 | | And Exalted is the Grandeur of our Lord—He never had a mate, nor a child |
| 72:4 | | But the fools among us used to say nonsense about God |
| 72:5 | | And we thought that humans and jinn would never utter lies about God |
| 72:6 | | Some individual humans used to seek power through some individual jinn, but they only increased them in confusion |
| 72:7 | | They thought, as you thought, that God would never resurrect anyone |
| 72:8 | | We probed the heaven, and found it filled with stern guards and projectiles |
| 72:9 | | We used to take up positions to listen in; but whoever listens now finds a projectile in wait for him |
| 72:10 | | We do not know whether ill is intended for those on earth, or if their Lord intends goodness for them |
| 72:11 | | Some of us are righteous, but some of us are less than that; we follow divergent paths |
| 72:12 | | We realized that we cannot defeat God on earth, and that we cannot escape Him by fleeing |
| 72:13 | | And when we heard the guidance, we believed in it. Whoever believes in his Lord fears neither loss, nor burden |
| 72:14 | | Among us are those who are submitting, and among us are the compromisers. As for those who have submitted—it is they who pursue rectitude |
| 72:15 | | But as for the compromisers—they will be firewood for Hell.'' |
| 72:16 | | Had they kept true to the Path, We would have given them plenty water to drink |
| 72:17 | | To test them with it. Whoever turns away from the remembrance of his Lord, He will direct him to torment ever mounting |
| 72:18 | | The places of worship are for God. So do not call, besides God, upon anyone else |
| 72:19 | | And when the servant of God got up calling on Him, they almost fell on him in a mass |
| 72:20 | | Say, 'I pray only to my Lord, and I never associate anyone with Him.' |
| 72:21 | | Say, 'It is not in my power to harm you, nor to bring you to right conduct.' |
| 72:22 | | Say, 'No one can protect me from God, and I will not find any refuge except with Him |
| 72:23 | | Except for a proclamation from God and His messages. He who defies God and His Messenger—for him is the Fire of Hell, in which they will dwell forever.' |
| 72:24 | | Until, when they see what they were promised, they will know who is weaker in helpers, and fewer in numbers |
| 72:25 | | Say, 'I do not know whether what you are promised is near, or whether my Lord will extend it for a period.' |
| 72:26 | | The Knower of the Invisible; He does not disclose His Invisible to anyone |
| 72:27 | | Except to a Messenger of His choosing. He then dispatches guards before him and behind him |
| 72:28 | | That He may know that they have conveyed the messages of their Lord. He encompasses what they have, and has tallied everything by number |
