سورة سَبَإ
Surah Saba’ 34:54
Sheba · Verse 54 of 54
وَحِيلَ بَيْنَهُمْ وَبَيْنَ مَا يَشْتَهُونَ كَمَا فُعِلَ بِأَشْيَاعِهِمْ مِنْ قَبْلُ ۚ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا فِي شَكٍّ مُرِيبٍ
Abdul Mannan Omar
A barrier has been placed between them and their longings (and they will fail to see the realisation of their hearts desire, the failure of the Prophet in his mission), as was done with the people similar to them before (this). They (too) suffered from disquieting doubts.
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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.
Ahmed Ali
A barrier shall be raised between them and what they desired, as was done with their partisans before. They too were filled with disquieting doubt.
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Ali Unal
And a barrier has been placed between them and what they had appetite for (while in the world), as was done with the likes of them before. Surely they were (lost) in hopeless doubt.
Daryabadi
And they will be shut off from that which they will eagerly desire, as shall be done with the likes of them of yore. Verily they have been in doubt perplexing.
Faridul Haque
And a barrier is set between them and what they desire *, as was done for their earlier groups; indeed they are in a doubt that deceives. (To accept faith or return to earth)
Maulana Muhammad Ali
And a barrier is placed between them and that which they desire, as was done with their partisans before. Surely they are in a disquieting doubt.
Maulvi Sher Ali
And a barrier will be placed between them and that which they long for, as was done with the like of them before. They too were in disquieting doubt.
Muhammad Asad
And so, a barrier will be set between them and all that they had [ever] desired, as will be done to such of their kind as lived before their time: for, behold, they [too were lost in doubt amounting to suspicion.
Muhammad Musin Khan
And a barrier will be set between them and that which they desire [i.e. At-Taubah (turning to Allah in repentance) and the accepting of Faith etc.], as was done in the past with the people of their kind. Verily, they have been in grave doubt.
Muhammad Pickthall
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.
Muhammad Sarwar
A gulf will exist between them and their desires on the Day of Judgment like the similar people who lived before. They, too, had lived in doubt and uncertainty (about the life hereafter).
Muhammed ali Shakir
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.
Rashad Khalifa
Consequently, they were deprived of everything they longed for. This is the same fate as their counterparts in the previous generations. They harbored too many doubts.
Shabbir Ahmed
A barrier will be set between them and their desires, as was done in the past for people of their kind. They too were lost in doubt and suspicion.