"Except one who steals a hearing," for it was not protected from him if he eavesdrops on the news from the heavens, though he does not hear anything of the revelation. "Then a clear flame followed him," meaning: luminous.
﴿إِلا مَنِ اسْتَرَقَ السَّمْعَ﴾ فَإِنَّهَا لَمْ تُحْفَظْ مِنْهُ إِنْ تَسَمَّعَ الْخَبَرَ مِنْ أَخْبَارِ السَّمَاءِ، وَلا تَسْمَعُ مِنَ الْوَحْيِ شَيْئًا. ﴿فَأَتْبَعَهُ شهَاب مُبين﴾ مضيءٌ.
