Translation by Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran
Info 1 72:1
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.
2 72:2
It leads to Right Guidance so we believed in it, and we will never associate anyone with our Lord ˹in worship˺.
3 72:3
˹Now, we believe that˺ our Lord—Exalted is His Majesty—has neither taken a mate nor offspring,
4 72:4
and that the foolish of us used to utter ˹outrageous˺ falsehoods about Allah.1
5 72:5
We certainly thought that humans and jinn would never speak lies about Allah.
6 72:6
And some men used to seek refuge with some jinn—so they increased each other in wickedness.1
7 72:7
And those ˹humans˺ thought, just like you ˹jinn˺, that Allah would not resurrect anyone ˹for judgment˺.
8 72:8
˹Earlier˺ we tried to reach heaven ˹for news˺, only to find it filled with stern guards and shooting stars.1
9 72:9
We used to take up positions there for eavesdropping, but whoever dares eavesdrop now will find a flare lying in wait for them.
10 72:10
Now, we have no clue whether evil is intended for those on earth, or their Lord intends for them what is right.