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Ali Quli Qara'i
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We used to sit in its positions to eavesdrop, but anyone listening now finds a flame waiting for him.
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Pickthal
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And we used to sit on places (high) therein to listen. But he who listeneth now findeth a flame in wait for him;
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Shakir
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And that we used to sit in some of the sitting-places thereof to steal a hearing, but he who would (try to) listen now would find a flame lying in wait for him:
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Yusufali
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'We used, indeed, to sit there in (hidden) stations, to (steal) a hearing; but any who listen now will find a flaming fire watching him in ambush.
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