Surah Ya-Sin, Ayah 9 (36:9)

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وَجَعَلْنَا مِنۢ بَيْنِ أَيْدِيهِمْ سَدًّا وَمِنْ خَلْفِهِمْ سَدًّا فَأَغْشَيْنَٰهُمْ فَهُمْ لَا …

Quran 36:9 is ayah 9 of Surah Ya-Sin (“Ya Sin”), a Meccan surah of 83 ayahs. It is in Juz 22, on page 440 of the Madani Mushaf.

36:9
وَجَعَلْنَامِنۢبَيْنِأَيْدِيهِمْسَدًّاوَمِنْخَلْفِهِمْسَدًّافَأَغْشَيْنَٰهُمْفَهُمْلَايُبْصِرُونَ٩
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.(9)

Word by word

  1. وَجَعَلْنَاwajaʿalnāAnd We have made
  2. مِنۢminfrom
  3. بَيْنِbaynibefore/between
  4. أَيْدِيهِمْaydīhimtheir hands/their front
  5. سَدًّاsaddana barrier
  6. وَمِنْwaminand from
  7. خَلْفِهِمْkhalfihimbehind them
  8. سَدًّاsaddana barrier
  9. فَأَغْشَيْنَٰهُمْfa-aghshaynāhumand We covered them
  10. فَهُمْfahumso they
  11. لَاlā(do) not
  12. يُبْصِرُونَyub'ṣirūnasee

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