Quran 72:8 — Al-Jinn, verse 8
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
We tried to reach heaven, but discovered it to be full of stern guards and shooting stars––
وَأَنَّا لَمَسْنَا السَّمَاءَ فَوَجَدْنَاهَا مُلِئَتْ حَرَسًا شَدِيدًا وَشُهُبًا
wa-annā lamasnā l-samāa fawajadnāhā muli-at ḥarasan shadīdan washuhuban
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- And we stretched towards heaven, but we found it filled with terrible guards and meteors.
- Muhammad Asad
- "'And [so it happened] that we reached out towards heaven: but we found it filled with mighty guards and flames,
- Sahih International
- And we have sought [to reach] the heaven but found it filled with powerful guards and burning flames.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَأَنَّاwa-annā | And that we | — |
| 2 | لَمَسْنَاlamasnā | sought to touch | لمس |
| 3 | ٱلسَّمَآءَl-samāa | the heaven | سمو |
| 4 | فَوَجَدْنَـٰهَاfawajadnāhā | but we found it | وجد |
| 5 | مُلِئَتْmuli-at | filled (with) | ملأ |
| 6 | حَرَسًۭاḥarasan | guards | حرس |
| 7 | شَدِيدًۭاshadīdan | severe | شدد |
| 8 | وَشُهُبًۭاwashuhuban | and flaming fires | شهب |