Quran 15:18 — Al-Hijr, verse 18
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
any eavesdropper will be pursued by a clearly visible flame.
إِلَّا مَنِ اسْتَرَقَ السَّمْعَ فَأَتْبَعَهُ شِهَابٌ مُبِينٌ
illā mani is'taraqa l-samʿa fa-atbaʿahu shihābun mubīnun
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- excepting such as listens by stealth -- and he is pursued by a manifest flame.
- Muhammad Asad
- so that anyone who seeks to learn [the unknowable] by stealth is pursued by a flame clear to see.
- Sahih International
- Except one who steals a hearing and is pursued by a clear burning flame.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | إِلَّاillā | Except | — |
| 2 | مَنِmani | (one) who | — |
| 3 | ٱسْتَرَقَis'taraqa | steals | سرق |
| 4 | ٱلسَّمْعَl-samʿa | the hearing | سمع |
| 5 | فَأَتْبَعَهُۥfa-atbaʿahu | then follows him | تبع |
| 6 | شِهَابٌۭshihābun | a burning flame | شهب |
| 7 | مُّبِينٌۭmubīnun | clear | بين |