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72:9
وانا كنا نقعد منها مقاعد للسمع فمن يستمع الان يجد له شهابا رصدا ٩
وَأَنَّا كُنَّا نَقْعُدُ مِنْهَا مَقَـٰعِدَ لِلسَّمْعِ ۖ فَمَن يَسْتَمِعِ ٱلْـَٔانَ يَجِدْ لَهُۥ شِهَابًۭا رَّصَدًۭا ٩
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We used to take up positions there for eavesdropping, but whoever dares eavesdrop now will find a flare lying in wait for them.
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وانا
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Abū Jaʿfar
Madinah
Ibn ʿĀmir
Damascus
Nāfiʿ
Madinah
Ḥamzah
Kufah
Ibn Kathīr
Makkah
Khalaf
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Readings
وَأَنَّا
wa-annā
“And that We used to”
وَإِنَّا
wa-innā
“And We used to”

Explanation

In this surah, thirteen ayahs begin either with a conjunction and anna (as in the first reading here), or with inna (emphatic particle) to create a new sentence. There are various explanations for anna which may be more appropriate to specific junctures [Makki].

He has revealed to you ˹O Prophet˺ the Book in truth, confirming what came before it, as He revealed the Torah and the Gospel
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran