Quran 37:8 — As-Saaffaat, verse 8
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
they cannot eavesdrop on the Higher Assembly––pelted from every side,
لَا يَسَّمَّعُونَ إِلَى الْمَلَإِ الْأَعْلَىٰ وَيُقْذَفُونَ مِنْ كُلِّ جَانِبٍ
lā yassammaʿūna ilā l-mala-i l-aʿlā wayuq'dhafūna min kulli jānibin
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- they listen not to the High Council, for they are pelted from every side,
- Muhammad Asad
- [so that] they [who seek to learn the unknowable] should not be able to overhear the host on high, but shall be repelled from all sides,
- Sahih International
- [So] they may not listen to the exalted assembly [of angels] and are pelted from every side,
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | لَّاlā | Not | — |
| 2 | يَسَّمَّعُونَyassammaʿūna | they may listen | سمع |
| 3 | إِلَىilā | to | — |
| 4 | ٱلْمَلَإِl-mala-i | the assembly | ملأ |
| 5 | ٱلْأَعْلَىٰl-aʿlā | [the] exalted | علو |
| 6 | وَيُقْذَفُونَwayuq'dhafūna | are pelted | قذف |
| 7 | مِنmin | from | — |
| 8 | كُلِّkulli | every | كلل |
| 9 | جَانِبٍۢjānibin | side | جنب |