Surah Saba (سبإ) • Sheba

Quran 34:54

34:54

وَحِيلَ بَيْنَهُمْ وَبَيْنَ مَا يَشْتَهُونَ كَمَا فُعِلَ بِأَشْيَاعِهِم مِّن قَبْلُ ۚ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ فِى شَكٍّ مُّرِيبٍۭ

waḥīla baynahum wabayna mā yashtahūna kamā fuʿila bi-ashyāʿihim min qablu innahum kānū fī shakkin murībin

And prevention will be placed between them and what they desire, as was done with their kind before. Indeed, they were in disquieting doubt [i.e., denial].

— Saheeh International

when a barrier has been placed between them and what they desire, just as was done with their kind before? They were deep in doubt and suspicion.

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

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.

— Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali

Juz 22Page 434meccan

Word by Word

وَحِيلَwaḥīlaAnd a barrier will be placed
بَيْنَهُمْbaynahumbetween them
وَبَيْنَwabaynaand between
مَاmāwhat
يَشْتَهُونَyashtahūnathey desire
كَمَاkamāas
فُعِلَfuʿilawas done
بِأَشْيَاعِهِمbi-ashyāʿihimwith their kind
مِّنminbefore
قَبْلُۚqablubefore
إِنَّهُمْinnahumIndeed, they
كَانُوا۟kānūwere
فِىfīin
شَكٍّۢshakkindoubt
مُّرِيبٍۭmurībindisquieting