Meccan·Surah 37

الصافات

Surah As-Saffat — Ayah 9

Those Ranged in Ranks

182 Ayahs·Verse 37:9
37:9

دُحُورًا ۖ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ وَاصِبٌ

Repelled; and for them is a constant punishment,

Context in Surah As-Saffat

Nearby ayahs help place verse 37:9 in sequence and meaning.

وَحِفْظًا مِّن كُلِّ شَيْطَـٰنٍ مَّارِدٍ

And as protection against every rebellious devil

لَّا يَسَّمَّعُونَ إِلَى ٱلْمَلَإِ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ وَيُقْذَفُونَ مِن كُلِّ جَانِبٍ

[So] they may not listen to the exalted assembly [of angels] and are pelted from every side,

إِلَّا مَنْ خَطِفَ ٱلْخَطْفَةَ فَأَتْبَعَهُۥ شِهَابٌ ثَاقِبٌ

Except one who snatches [some words] by theft, but they are pursued by a burning flame, piercing [in brightness].

فَٱسْتَفْتِهِمْ أَهُمْ أَشَدُّ خَلْقًا أَم مَّنْ خَلَقْنَآ ۚ إِنَّا خَلَقْنَـٰهُم مِّن طِينٍ لَّازِبٍۭ

Then inquire of them, [O Muhammad], "Are they a stronger [or more difficult] creation or those [others] We have created?" Indeed, We created men from sticky clay.