Qabasوَأَنَّا كُنَّا نَقۡعُدُ مِنۡهَا مَقَٰعِدَ لِلسَّمۡعِۖ فَمَن يَسۡتَمِعِ ٱلۡأٓنَ يَجِدۡ لَهُۥ شِهَابٗا رَّصَدٗا ٩
Wa annā kunnā naq'udu minhā maqā'ida lis-sam'i faman yastami'il-āna yajid lahū shihābar rasadā
And we used to sit therein in positions for hearing,1767 but whoever listens now will find a burning flame lying in wait for him.
Footnotes
1767 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.