Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali, Muhammad Muhsin Khan — 572

72:1 1. Say (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم): "It has been revealed to me that a group (from three to ten in number) of jinn[1] listened (to this Qur’ân). They said: ‘Verily, we have heard a wonderful Recitation (this Qur’ân)!

72:2 2. ‘It guides to the Right Path, and we have believed therein, and we shall never join (in worship) anything with our Lord (Allâh).

72:3 3. ‘And He, exalted be the Majesty of our Lord, has taken neither a wife nor a son (or offspring or children).[2]

72:4 4. ‘And that the foolish among us [i.e. Iblîs (Satan) or the polytheists amongst the jinn] used to utter against Allâh that which was an enormity in falsehood.

72:5 5. ‘And verily, we thought that men and jinn would not utter a lie against Allâh.

72:6 6. ‘And verily, there were men among mankind who took shelter with the males among the jinn, but they (jinn) increased them (mankind) in sin and transgression.

72:7 7. ‘And they thought as you thought, that Allâh will not send any Messenger (to mankind or jinn).

72:8 8. ‘And we have sought to reach the heaven; but found it filled with stern guards and flaming fires.

72:9 9. ‘And verily, we used to sit there in stations, to (steal) a hearing, but any who listens now will find a flaming fire watching him in ambush.

72:10 10. ‘And we know not whether evil is intended for those on earth, or whether their Lord intends for them a Right Path.

72:11 11. ‘There are among us some that are righteous, and some the contrary; we are groups having different ways (religious sects).

72:12 12. ‘And we think that we cannot escape (the punishment of) Allâh in the earth, nor can we escape Him by flight.

72:13 13. ‘And indeed when we heard the Guidance (this Qur’ân), we believed therein (Islâmic Monotheism), and whosoever believes in his Lord shall have no fear, either of a decrease in the reward of his good deeds or an increase in the punishment for his sins.