Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
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| Muhammad Asad | | but if anyone does succeed in snatching a glimpse [of such knowledge], he is [henceforth] pursued by a piercing flame |  |
M. M. Pickthall | | Save him who snatcheth a fragment, and there pursueth him a piercing flame | |
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985) | | Except such as snatch away something by stealth, and they are pursued by a flaming fire, of piercing brightness | |
Shakir | | Except him who snatches off but once, then there follows him a brightly shining flame | |
Wahiduddin Khan | | But if anyone does succeed in snatching a glimpse [of such knowledge], he shall be pursued by a piercing flame | |
| Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar | | but for him who snatched a fragment, then, a piercing flame pursued him. | |
| T.B.Irving | | except for someone who tries to eavesdrop so that a blazing meteor follows him. | |
| The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab | | 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. [: | |
| Abdul Hye | | Except such as snatch away something by stealing and they are pursued by a flaming fire of piercing brightness. | |
| The Study Quran | | save one who snatches a fragment as a piercing flame pursues him | |
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition) | | Any of them who snatches something away, he is pursued by a piercing flame | |
Abdel Haleem | | if any [of them] stealthily snatches away a fragment, he will be pursued by a piercing flame | |
Abdul Majid Daryabadi | | Except him who snatcheth away a word by stealth, and him then pursueth a glowing flame | |
Ahmed Ali | | Except those who eavesdrop and are pursued by a shooting flame | |
Aisha Bewley | | except for him who snatches a snippet and then is pursued by a piercing flame. | |
Ali Ünal | | Excepting one who snatches something by stealth, and is pursued (and destroyed) by a piercing shooting-star | |
Ali Quli Qara'i | | except him who snatches a snatch, whereat there pursues him a piercing flame | |
Hamid S. Aziz | | Except him who snatches a fragment by stealth, then there follows him a brightly shining flame | |
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali | | Except him who snatches a snatching (away); then a piercing flaming (meteor) follows him up | |
Muhammad Sarwar | | Some of them who stealthily steal words from the heavens are pursued by a glistening flame | |
Muhammad Taqi Usmani | | however, if one snatches a little bit, he is pursued by a bright 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)) | |
Syed Vickar Ahamed | | Except such who may snatch something by stealing: And they are being followed by a flaming Fire of stabbing brightness | |
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International) | | Except one who snatches [some words] by theft, but they are pursued by a burning flame, piercing [in brightness] | |
Farook Malik | | Eavesdroppers are persuaded by a flaming fire of piercing brightness | |
| Dr. Munir Munshey | | If one (of the Shaitans) succeeds in snatching away a fragment (of knowledge), a piercing flame follows him (in hot pursuit) | |
| Dr. Kamal Omar | | except one who snatched away something snatched stealthily — then a flaming fire of piercing brightness pursued and chased him | |
| Talal A. Itani (new translation) | | Except for him who snatches a fragment—he gets pursued by a piercing projectile | |
Maududi | | And if any is able to snatch a fragment, he is pursued by a piercing flame | |
| Ali Bakhtiari Nejad | | Except someone who snatches (and overhears) the snatch (the word), then a piercing shooting flame follows him | |
| A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018) | | Except those that snatch away something by stealth, and they are pursued by a flaming fire of piercing brightness | |
| Musharraf Hussain | | The snatcher of information is chased by a fiery comet | |
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition) | | Any of them who snatches a part, he is pursued by a piercing flame. | |
| Mohammad Shafi | | In the exceptional case of a devil snatching away any secret, a piercing flame trails him | |
Controversial, deprecated, or status undetermined works
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Bijan Moeinian | | If one of them dares to escape the lower universe, a flashing projectile will be charged against him | |
| 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 | |
Maulana Muhammad Ali | | Except him who snatches away but once, then there follows him a brightly 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 | |
Sher Ali | | But if any of them snatches away something by stealth, he is pursued by a piecing flame | |
Rashad Khalifa | | If any of them ventures to charge the outer limits, he gets struck with a fierce projectile. | |
| Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi) | | But he who carries away by swooping once or twice then are at once followed by a bright burning flame. | |
Amatul Rahman Omar | | Yet if anyone of them snatches away but once (to find out something), he is pursued by a bright shining flame | |
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri | | But that (satan) who snatches away (something from angels), a burning brand follows it in chase | |
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali | | Except such as snatch away something by stealing and they are pursued by a flaming fire of piercing brightness | |
