Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “It has been revealed to me that a group of jinn listened ˹to the Quran,˺ and said ˹to their fellow jinn˺: ‘Indeed, we have heard a wondrous recitation. 72:1
It leads to Right Guidance so we believed in it, and we will never associate anyone with our Lord ˹in worship˺. 72:2
˹Now, we believe that˺ our Lord—Exalted is His Majesty—has neither taken a mate nor offspring, 72:3
and that the foolish of us used to utter ˹outrageous˺ falsehoods about Allah.1 72:4
We certainly thought that humans and jinn would never speak lies about Allah. 72:5
And some men used to seek refuge with some jinn—so they increased each other in wickedness.1 72:6
And those ˹humans˺ thought, just like you ˹jinn˺, that Allah would not resurrect anyone ˹for judgment˺. 72:7
˹Earlier˺ we tried to reach heaven ˹for news˺, only to find it filled with stern guards and shooting stars.1 72:8
We used to take up positions there for eavesdropping, but whoever dares eavesdrop now will find a flare lying in wait for them. 72:9
Now, we have no clue whether evil is intended for those on earth, or their Lord intends for them what is right. 72:10
Among us are those who are righteous and those who are less so. We have been of different factions. 72:11
˹Now,˺ we truly know that we cannot frustrate Allah on earth, nor can we escape from Him ˹into heaven˺. 72:12
When we heard the guidance ˹of the Quran˺, we ˹readily˺ believed in it. For whoever believes in their Lord will have no fear of being denied ˹a reward˺ or wronged. 72:13