Quran 37 : 10

Except (him) who snatches (by) theft but follows him a burning flame, piercing.
إِلَّا
Iillā
مَنْ
Man
خَطِفَ
Khaṭifa
ٱلْخَطْفَةَ
Alkhaṭfaha
فَأَتْبَعَهُۥ
Faatbaʿahu
شِهَابٌ
Shihābun
ثَاقِبٌ
Thāqibun

N J Dawood 2014

Eavesdroppers are pursued by fiery comets

Musharraf Hussain

The snatcher of information is chased by a fiery comet

Ahmed Ali

Except those who eavesdrop and are pursued by a shooting flame

Ahmed Hulusi

Except if one snatches a word, a blazing flame shall pursue him.

The Study Quran

save one who snatches a fragment as a piercing flame pursues him

[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)

Any of them who snatches a part, he is pursued by a piercing flame.

John Medows Rodwell

While, if one steal a word by stealth, a glistening flame pursueth him

Muhammad Taqi Usmani

however, if one snatches a little bit, he is pursued by a bright flame

Edward Henry Palmer

save such as snatches off a word, and there follows him a darting flame

Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar

but for him who snatched a fragment, then, a piercing flame pursued him.

Talal Itani & AI (2024)

Except for one who snatches a snatch; he is pursued by a piercing flame.

Arthur John Arberry

except such as snatches a fragment, and he is pursued by a piercing flame

Faridul Haque

Except one who sometimes steals a part, so a blazing flame goes after him

Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah

except such as snatches a fragment, and he is pursued by a piercing flame

Maududi

And if any is able to snatch a fragment, he is pursued by a piercing flame

Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall

Save him who snatcheth a fragment, and there pursueth him a piercing flame

Ali Quli Qara'i

except him who snatches a snatch, whereat there pursues him a piercing flame

George Sale

except him who catcheth a word by stealth, and is pursued by a shining flame

Aisha Bewley

except for him who snatches a snippet and then is pursued by a piercing flame.

Corpus.Quran

Except (him) who snatches (by) theft but follows him a burning flame piercing

Irving/Hegab

except for someone who tries to eavesdrop so that a blazing meteor follows him.

T.B.Irving

except for someone who tries to eavesdrop so that a blazing meteor follows him.

Samy Mahdy

Except one who hijacked the hijacked (word) so he is followed by a piercing meteor.

Fode Drame

Except the one who snatches a little fragment and then a piercing blaze follows him.

Shakir

Except him who snatches off but once, then there follows him a brightly shining flame

Talal Itani (2012)

Except for him who snatches a fragment—he gets pursued by a piercing projectile

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

Except him who snatcheth away a word by stealth, and him then pursueth a glowing flame

Maulana Muhammad Ali

Except him who snatches away but once, then there follows him a brightly shining flame

Mustaqim

Except for one who tries to do so by stealth, then a bright shooting star pursues him.

Sher Ali

But if any of them snatches away something by stealth, he is pursued by a piecing flame

Mohammad Shafi

In the exceptional case of a devil snatching away any secret, a piercing flame trails him

Muhammad Sarwar

Some of them who stealthily steal words from the heavens are pursued by a glistening flame

Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali

Except him who snatches a snatching (away); then a piercing flaming (meteor) follows him up

Rashad Khalifa

If any of them ventures to charge the outer limits, he gets struck with a fierce projectile.

Hamid S. Aziz

Except him who snatches a fragment by stealth, then there follows him a brightly shining flame

Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri

But that (satan) who snatches away (something from angels), a burning brand follows it in chase

The Wise Quran

Except him who snatched the hearing, and there followed him a firebrand with piercing brightness.

MunirMezyed2023

But whoever manages to stealthily snatch a word (from the heavens) is pursued by a piercing flame.

Mustafa Khattab 2018

But whoever manages to stealthily eavesdrop is ˹instantly˺ pursued by a piercing flare.

Safi Kaskas

except for him who snatches a glimpse [of such knowledge], He will be pursued by a piercing flame.

Abdel Haleem

if any [of them] stealthily snatches away a fragment, he will be pursued by a piercing flame

Bijan Moeinian

If one of them dares to escape the lower universe, a flashing projectile will be charged against him

Munir Mezyed

Except for the one who snatches away something by stealing, then there follows him a piercing flame.

Linda "iLham" Barto

Some may snatch something [of divine value], but they are pursued by a comet of piercing brightness.

Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)

But he who carries away by swooping once or twice then are at once followed by a bright burning flame.

Ali Ünal

Excepting one who snatches something by stealth, and is pursued (and destroyed) by a piercing shooting-star

Amatul Rahman Omar

Yet if anyone of them snatches away but once (to find out something), he is pursued by a bright shining flame

Muhammad Ahmed - Samira

Except who snatched the one snatch, so a light from a fire source/a star lit/ignited/penetrating followed him

Bakhtiari Nejad

except someone who snatches (and overhears) the snatch (the word), then a piercing shooting flame follows him.

Hilali - Khan

Except such as snatch away something by stealing and they are pursued by a flaming fire of piercing brightness

Abdul Hye

Except such as snatch away something by stealing and they are pursued by a flaming fire of piercing brightness.

Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)

Except such as snatch away something by stealth, and they are pursued by a flaming fire, of piercing brightness

Bilal Muhammad 2018

Except those that snatch away something by stealth, and they are pursued by a flaming fire of piercing brightness

Syed Vickar Ahamed

Except such who may snatch something by stealing: And they are being followed by a flaming Fire of stabbing brightness

Wahiduddin Khan

But if anyone does succeed in snatching a glimpse [of such knowledge], he shall be pursued by a piercing flame

Dr. Munir Munshey

If one (of the Shaitans) succeeds in snatching away a fragment (of knowledge), a piercing flame follows him (in hot pursuit)

Mir Aneesuddin

except him who snatches a snatching, then a piercing flame* follows him. * Meteorite which sometimes make a hole in the earth.

Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)

Except one who snatches [some words] by theft, but they are pursued by a burning flame, piercing [in brightness]

Dr. Kamal Omar

except one who snatched away something snatched stealthily — then a flaming fire of piercing brightness pursued and chased him

Muhammad Asad

but if anyone does succeed in snatching a glimpse [of such knowledge], he is [henceforth] pursued by a piercing flame

Shabbir Ahmed

Even if a thing of their conjecture comes to pass, they are pursued by a Flame of Brightness. (The Divine Revelation exposes the claimants to the 'occult sciences' (18:22), (26:210-212), (52:38), (67:5), (72: 8-9))