We probed the heaven, and found it filled with stern guards and projectiles.
Al-Jinn 72:8
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وَأَنَّا لَمَسْنَا السَّمَاءَ فَوَجَدْنَاهَا مُلِئَتْ حَرَسًا شَدِيدًا وَشُهُبًا
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We probed the heaven, and found it filled with stern guards and projectiles.
We tried to reach the sky, but we found it filled with strong guards and shooting stars.
And we tried to reach the sky, but we found it filled with strong guards and blazing flames.
And we touched the sky and found it filled with fierce guards and flaming missiles.
And we probed the heaven, and we found it filled with fierce guards and projectiles.
And we probed the heaven, and we found it filled with fierce guards and projectiles.
And we have sought [to reach] the heaven but found it filled with powerful guards and burning flames.
‘And we have sought to reach the heaven; but found it filled with stern guards and flaming fires.
We have sought to reach heaven but found it filled with stern guards and flaming fire.
'And we pried into the secrets of heaven; but we found it filled with stern guards and flaming fires.
And (the Jinn who had listened to the Qur'an said): We had sought the heaven but had found it filled with strong warders and meteors.
We sought to reach heaven, but found it filled with strong guards and flames --
and that “we tried to pry (the secrets of) the heaven, but we found it full of terrible guards and shooting meteors”;
Indeed we made for the heaven and found it full of mighty sentries and flames.
Waanna lamasna alssamaa fawajadnaha muliat harasan shadeedan washuhuban