As-Saffat 37:10
Those who set the Ranks · Meccan · Juz 23 · Page 446
The Eavesdropper
إِلَّا مَنۡ خَطِفَ ٱلۡخَطۡفَةَ فَأَتۡبَعَهُۥ شِهَابࣱ ثَاقِبࣱ ١٠
Save him who snatcheth a fragment, and there pursueth him a piercing flame.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
Except one who snatches a fragment, and he is pursued by a piercing flame.
Insight
According to Elmalılı, one might steal and flee with some of the exalted assembly’s news by eavesdropping; a piercing star pursues him.
Reflect
Avoid eavesdropping on others’ secrets.
This short note is based on Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır’s Turkish commentary and has not yet been reviewed by a scholar.
Elmalılı’s commentary
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