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إِلَّا مَنِ ٱسۡتَرَقَ ٱلسَّمۡعَ فَأَتۡبَعَهُۥ شِهَابٞ مُّبِينٞ
Illaa manis taraqas sam'a fa atba'ahoo shihaabum mubeen
But any that gains a hearing by stealth, is pursued by a flaming fire, bright (to see).
— Al-Hijr (ٱلْحِجْر), 15:18
إِلَّا مَنِ ٱسۡتَرَقَ ٱلسَّمۡعَ فَأَتۡبَعَهُۥ شِهَابٞ مُّبِينٞTransliteration: Illaa manis taraqas sam'a fa atba'ahoo shihaabum mubeen
Translation (Yusuf Ali): But any that gains a hearing by stealth, is pursued by a flaming fire, bright (to see).
This is verse 18 of Surah Al-Hijr (ٱلْحِجْر, meaning "The Rocky Tract"), the 15th surah of the Quran. It is a Meccan surah with 99 total verses.