And prevention will be placed between them and what they desire,1243 as was done with their kind before. Indeed, they were in disquieting doubt [i.e., denial].
Notes
[1243] Meaning the attainment of faith and its benefits or entrance into Paradise.
Verse 54 of Surah Saba (34:54), a Meccan surah, is in juz 22, on page 434 of the mushaf. Read it in Arabic with its transliteration, translations and tafsir, and listen to it recited by 73 reciters.
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And these deniers were prevented from that which they desire, from the pleasure of this life, as well as repentance from disbelief, salvation from the fire and returning to the worldly life, just as was done with their likes from the nations before them who denied. They were in doubt about what the messengers brought, i.e., believing the Oneness of Allah and faith in the resurrection.
A barrier will be placed between them and what they desire28, as was done with the likes of them before, for they were indeed in a disquieting doubt.
Notes
[28] i.e., the attainment of faith and admission into Paradise.
And a barrier will be set between them and that which they desire [i.e. At-Taubah (turning to Allâh in repentance) and the accepting of Faith], as was done in the past with the people of their kind. Verily, they have been in grave doubt.
And a gulf is set between them and that which they desire, as was done for people of their kind of old. Lo! they were in hopeless doubt.
And between them and their desires, is placed a barrier, as was done in the past with their partisans: for they were indeed in suspicious (disquieting) doubt.
And a barrier shall be placed between them and that which they desire, as was done with the likes of them before: surely they are in a disquieting doubt.
And a barrier was interposed between them and what they desire (i.e., repentance) as was performed to sects similar to them earlier; surely they were in doubt, causing suspicion.
