سورة یسٓ
Surah Yâ Sîn 36:9
O Perfect Man! · Verse 9 of 83
وَجَعَلْنَا مِنْ بَيْنِ أَيْدِيهِمْ سَدًّا وَمِنْ خَلْفِهِمْ سَدًّا فَأَغْشَيْنَاهُمْ فَهُمْ لَا يُبْصِرُونَ
Abdul Mannan Omar
And We have placed barriers (of their stubbornness rendering them unable to look forward to the bright future of Islam and rise to eminence by accepting it) in front of them, and barriers (of their prejudices) behind them (thus rendering them unable to look back at the doom of those who rejected the truth in the past). Thus We have kept them behind the veil so that they cannot see (so have become totally devoid of spiritual light).
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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.
Ahmed Ali
And We shall raise a barrier in front of them and a barrier behind them, and cover them over so that they will not be able to see.
11 more translations
Ali Unal
And We have set a barrier before them and a barrier behind them, and (thus) We have covered them (from all sides), so that they cannot see.
Daryabadi
And We have placed before them a barrier and behind them a barrier, so We have covered them, so that they see not.
Faridul Haque
And We have set a wall before them and a wall behind them, and covered the top - so they are unable to see anything.
Maulana Muhammad Ali
And We have set a barrier before them and a barrier behind them, thus We have covered them, so that they see not.
Maulvi Sher Ali
And WE have set a barrier before them and a barrier behind them, and have covered them over, so that they cannot see.
Muhammad Asad
and We have set a barrier before them and a barrier behind them, and We have enshrouded them in veils so that they cannot see:
Muhammad Musin Khan
And We have put a barrier before them, and a barrier behind them, and We have covered them up, so that they cannot see.
Muhammad Pickthall
And We have set a bar before them and a bar behind them, and (thus) have covered them so that they see not.
Muhammed ali Shakir
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.
Rashad Khalifa
And we place a barrier in front of them, and a barrier behind them, and thus, we veil them; they cannot see.
Shabbir Ahmed
And We have set a bar before them and a bar behind them, and thus have covered them so that they cannot see.
Commentary 36:9 The verse illustrates how the disbelievers, because of the chains of prejudice, stubbornness and bad customs are unable to look ahead and realize the…
وَجَعَلْنَا مِن بَيْنِ أَيْدِيهِمْ سَدًّا وَمِنْ خَلْفِهِمْ سَدًّا فَأَغْشَيْنَاهُمْ فَهُمْ لَا يُبْصِرُونَ
36:9 The verse illustrates how the disbelievers, because of the chains of prejudice, stubbornness and bad customs are unable to look ahead and realize the bright future that would lie ahead of them if they accepted Islam. Similarly, because of these chains they are unable to look back into the past and draw the right lessons from it.