بِسمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحمـٰنِ الرَّحيمِ قُل أوحِيَ إِلَيَّ أَنَّهُ استَمَعَ نَفَرٌ مِنَ الجِنِّ فَقالوا إِنّا سَمِعنا قُرآنًا عَجَبًا
Say, “It was revealed to me that a band of jinn listened, then declared, ‘We heard an amazing Quran.
يَهدي إِلَى الرُّشدِ فَآمَنّا بِهِ ۖ وَلَن نُشرِكَ بِرَبِّنا أَحَدًا
It guides towards righteousness, so we have believed in it, and we won’t associate anyone with our Lord.
وَأَنَّهُ تَعالىٰ جَدُّ رَبِّنا مَا اتَّخَذَ صاحِبَةً وَلا وَلَدًا
And exalted is the majesty of our Lord; He has not taken a female friend, nor a son.
وَأَنَّهُ كانَ يَقولُ سَفيهُنا عَلَى اللَّهِ شَطَطًا
Yet, the foolish among us have spoken nonsense about God.
وَأَنّا ظَنَنّا أَن لَن تَقولَ الإِنسُ وَالجِنُّ عَلَى اللَّهِ كَذِبًا
We had thought that mankind and the jinn would never utter lies against God.
وَأَنَّهُ كانَ رِجالٌ مِنَ الإِنسِ يَعوذونَ بِرِجالٍ مِنَ الجِنِّ فَزادوهُم رَهَقًا
Certain humans used to seek help from the men of the jinn, which only exacerbated their fear and fatigue.
وَأَنَّهُم ظَنّوا كَما ظَنَنتُم أَن لَن يَبعَثَ اللَّهُ أَحَدًا
And they had presumed, as you presumed, that God would not resurrect anyone.
وَأَنّا لَمَسنَا السَّماءَ فَوَجَدناها مُلِئَت حَرَسًا شَديدًا وَشُهُبًا
We probed the heavens and found them with stern guards and flaming meteors.
وَأَنّا كُنّا نَقعُدُ مِنها مَقاعِدَ لِلسَّمعِ ۖ فَمَن يَستَمِعِ الآنَ يَجِد لَهُ شِهابًا رَصَدًا
We used to occupy places there to eavesdrop. But now, whoever attempts to listen finds a blazing meteor lying in wait for him.
وَأَنّا لا نَدري أَشَرٌّ أُريدَ بِمَن فِي الأَرضِ أَم أَرادَ بِهِم رَبُّهُم رَشَدًا
And we don’t know whether ill is intended for those on earth, or whether their Lord intends for them a right path.
وَأَنّا مِنَّا الصّالِحونَ وَمِنّا دونَ ذٰلِكَ ۖ كُنّا طَرائِقَ قِدَدًا
Among us are the righteous, and among us are less than that; we follow diverse paths.