Quran 37:8 Word by Word & Translations

37:8 Word by Word (2021)

Not they may listen to the assembly [the] exalted, are pelted from every side,


37:8 Arabic

لَّا يَسَّمَّعُونَ إِلَى ٱلْمَلَإِ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ وَيُقْذَفُونَ مِن كُلِّ جَانِبٍ

37:8 Transliteration

La yassammaAAoona ila almala-i al-aAAla wayuqthafoona min kulli janibin
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
They cannot listen to the command up high; and they are bombarded from every side.
Abdel Haleem
they cannot eavesdrop on the Higher Assembly––pelted from every side
Abdul Hye
They cannot even listen to the higher group (angels) for they are pelted from every side,
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
They cannot listen to the exalted assembly, and they are darted at from every side
Ahmed Ali
So that they are not able to listen to the angels of higher (echelons), and are pelted from all side
Ahmed Hulusi
Thus they (those devils) cannot listen to the exalted assembly (Mala-i Ala) and are pelted from every side.
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
They can not give ear towards heavenly world and they are pelted from every side.
Aisha Bewley
They cannot eavesdrop on the Highest Assembly and they are stoned from every side,
Ali Ünal
They cannot hear anything from the High Assembly (of the angels) – and (whenever they attempt to hear) become targets of missiles from all directions
Ali Quli Qara'i
They do not eavesdrop on the Supernal Elite but are shot at from every side
Amatul Rahman Omar
They (having no access to the source of prophecy) cannot listen to (what goes on in) the exalted assembly (of the arch angels). They are reproached (for their false conjectures) from every side
Arthur John Arberry
they listen not to the High Council, for they are pelted from every side
Bakhtiari Nejad
They cannot listen to the high assembly, for they are pelted from every side,
Bijan Moeinian
These satans cannot break into the communication system of those who are close to God as they are on defensive
Bilal Muhammad 2018
They should not strain their ears in the direction of the exalted assembly, but shall be cast away from every side
Corpus.Quran
Not they may listen to the assembly [the] exalted are pelted from every side
Dr. Kamal Omar
They are unable to hear to the higher elite and they are pelted from every side —
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
They pay no attention to the lofty Council for they are hurled at from every edge,
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
They (satans) cannot listen to the celestial world. And (burning brands) are thrown on them from every side
Dr. Munir Munshey
These Shaitans are chased out of everywhere as they attempt to eavesdrop on the conversation of the exalted angels (to learn about the events to come)
Edward Henry Palmer
that they may not listen to the exalted chiefs; for they are hurled at from every side
Faridul Haque
They cannot listen to the speech of those on higher elevations and they are targeted from every side
Fode Drame
They cannot strain their hearing to the exalted company and they are driven back from every side.
George Sale
that they may not listen to the discourse of the exalted princes, -- for they are darted at from every side
Hamid S. Aziz
They cannot listen to the exalted assembly and they are thrown at from every side
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
so they cannot listen to the High Assembly, for they are pelted from every side
Hilali - Khan
They cannot listen to the higher group (angels) for they are pelted from every side
Irving/Hegab
so they may not listen to the supreme council and are hurled forth on every side.
John Medows Rodwell
That they overhear not what passeth in the assembly on high, for they are darted at from every side
Linda "iLham" Barto
[This is] so they could not listen to the Exalted Assembly. Instead, they are repelled from every side.
Maududi
These satans cannot listen to what transpires in the High Council for they are pelted away from every sid
Maulana Muhammad Ali
They cannot listen to the exalted assembly and they are reproached from every side
Mir Aneesuddin
they cannot listen to the high assembly and they are struck from every side,
Mohammad Shafi
They cannot listen to the deliberations of the Highest Assembly up there. And they are repelled from every side
Muhammad Ahmed - Samira
They do not hear/listen (E) to the nobles/assembly the highest/mightiest/most dignified, and they be thrown/hurled from every/each side/direction
Muhammad Asad
[so that] they [who seek to learn the unknowable] should not be able to overhear the host on high, but shall be repelled from all sides
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
They do not overhear the most Exalted Chiefs, (i.e., angels) and they are pelted (with hurled meteors) from every side
Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall
They cannot listen to the Highest Chiefs for they are pelted from every side
Muhammad Sarwar
The devils cannot hear those high above. They would be struck from all side
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
They cannot listen to the Upper Realm and are hit from every sid
Munir Mezyed
They cannot listen to the exalted assembly because they will be pelted from every side,
MunirMezyed2023
They cannot listen to the exalted assembly for they are pelted from every side,
Musharraf Hussain
They cannot eavesdrop on the higher assembly of angels, they will be attacked from all sides
Mustafa Khattab 2018
They cannot listen to the highest assembly ˹of angels˺ for they are pelted from every side,
Mustaqim
They cannot listen to the highest counsel and are pelted from every side.
N J Dawood 2014
so that they may not listen in to those on high. Meteors are hurled at them from every side
Rashad Khalifa
They cannot spy on the High Society; they get bombarded from every side.
Safi Kaskas
[so that the devils] may not listen to the highest assembly [of angels] but be repelled from every side,
Samy Mahdy
They cannot listen to (The Highest Chieftains Angels with God) and are being pelted from every side.
Shabbir Ahmed
Repelled faraway from the Truth, the 'occult sciences' despite their boisterous claims, can get not a hint of what Divine Revelation is
Shakir
They cannot listen to the exalted assembly and they are thrown at from every side
Sher Ali
They cannot listen to anything from the Exalted Assembly of angels - and they are pelted from every side
Syed Vickar Ahamed
(So that) they (the Satans') should not try to hear from the direction of the Exalted Assembly (of men and angels in Allah’s service and worship) but (they) be thrown out from every side
T.B.Irving
so they may not listen to the supreme council and are hurled forth on every side.
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
They can’t overhear the Highest Assembly, for they get pelted from every side.
Talal Itani (2012)
They cannot eavesdrop on the Supernal Elite, for they get bombarded from every side
The Study Quran
They listen not to the Highest Assembly, for they are repelled from every side
The Wise Quran
They may not listen to the exalted chiefs; for they are hurled at from every side,
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)
[So] they may not listen to the exalted assembly [of angels] and are pelted from every side
Wahiduddin Khan
they cannot overhear the Higher Assembly for they are pelted from every side
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
(So) they should not strain their ears in the direction of the Exalted Assembly but be cast away from every side