سورة يس، الآية ٩
وَجَعَلْنَا مِنۢ بَيْنِ أَيْدِيهِمْ سَدًّا وَمِنْ خَلْفِهِمْ سَدًّا فَأَغْشَيْنَٰهُمْ فَهُمْ لَا يُبْصِرُونَ ٩
wajaʿalnā min bayni aydīhim saddan wamin khalfihim saddan fa-aghshaynāhum fahum lā yub'ṣirūna
And We have put before them a barrier and behind them a barrier and covered them, so they do not see.
Verse 9 of Surah Ya-Sin (36:9), a Meccan surah, is in juz 22, on page 440 of the mushaf. Read it in Arabic with its transliteration, translations and tafsir, and listen to it recited by 71 reciters.
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I placed before them a barrier to the truth and behind them another barrier. I covered their eyes from the truth so they cannot see in a manner that is of benefit to them. This happened to them after their stubborness and persistence in disbelief became apparent.
and We have placed a barrier before them and a barrier behind them, and have blocked their vision so they cannot see2.
[2] Because of their obstinacy and persistence in disbelief.
And We have put a barrier before them, and a barrier behind them, and We have covered them up, so that they cannot see.
And We have set a bar before them and a bar behind them, and (thus) have covered them so that they see not.
And We have put a bar in front of them and a bar behind them, and further, We have covered them up; so that they cannot see.
And We have made before them a barrier and a barrier behind them, then We have covered them over so that they do not see.
And We have made before them (Literally: between their hands) a barrier and behind them a barrier, then We enveloped them, so they do not behold (the Truth).
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ حَقَّتْ عَلَيْهِمْ كَلِمَتُ رَبِّكَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ …
Indeed, those upon whom the word [i.e., decree] of your Lord has come into effect will not believe, …
