Quran 37:10 — As-Saaffaat, verse 10
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
if any [of them] stealthily snatches away a fragment, he will be pursued by a piercing flame.
إِلَّا مَنْ خَطِفَ الْخَطْفَةَ فَأَتْبَعَهُ شِهَابٌ ثَاقِبٌ
illā man khaṭifa l-khaṭfata fa-atbaʿahu shihābun thāqibun
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- except such as snatches a fragment, and he is pursued by a piercing flame.
- Muhammad Asad
- but if anyone does succeed in snatching a glimpse [of such knowledge], he is [henceforth] pursued by a piercing flame.
- Sahih International
- Except one who snatches [some words] by theft, but they are pursued by a burning flame, piercing [in brightness].
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | إِلَّاillā | Except | — |
| 2 | مَنْman | (him) who | — |
| 3 | خَطِفَkhaṭifa | snatches | خطف |
| 4 | ٱلْخَطْفَةَl-khaṭfata | (by) theft | خطف |
| 5 | فَأَتْبَعَهُۥfa-atbaʿahu | but follows him | تبع |
| 6 | شِهَابٌۭshihābun | a burning flame | شهب |
| 7 | ثَاقِبٌۭthāqibun | piercing | ثقب |