ٱلْجِنّ : ٩

  • وَأَنَّا And that we
  • كُنَّا used (to)
  • نَقۡعُدُ sit
  • مِنۡهَا there in
  • مَقَٰعِدَ positions
  • لِلسَّمۡعِۖ for hearing
  • فَمَن but (he) who
  • يَسۡتَمِعِ listens
  • ٱلۡأٓنَ now
  • يَجِدۡ will find
  • لَهُۥ for him
  • شِهَابٗا a flaming fire
  • رَّصَدٗا waiting
And we used to sit therein in positions for hearing,1 but whoever listens now will find a burning flame lying in wait for him.
Footnotes
1 - Before the prophethood of Muḥammad (ﷺ) the jinn used to collect information by eavesdropping on the angels and then pass it on to fortunetellers and soothsayers.
And we used to, that is to say, before his Mission, sit in [certain] places therein to listen in; but anyone listening now will find a meteor lying in wait for him, aimed at him, ready to strike him.