سُوْرَةُ سَبَاٍ
Surah Saba (34) — Ayah 54
وَحِيلَ بَيْنَهُمْ وَبَيْنَ مَا يَشْتَهُونَ كَمَا فُعِلَ بِأَشْيَاعِهِم مِّن قَبْلُ ۚ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ فِى شَكٍّ مُّرِيبٍۭ ﴿54﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
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.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَحِيلَ
waḥīla
And a barrier will be placed
بَيْنَهُمْ
baynahum
between them
وَبَيْنَ
wabayna
and between
مَا
mā
what
يَشْتَهُونَ
yashtahūna
they desire
كَمَا
kamā
as
فُعِلَ
fuʿila
was done
بِأَشْيَاعِهِم
bi-ashyāʿihim
with their kind
مِّن
min
before
قَبْلُ ۚ
qablu
before
إِنَّهُمْ
innahum
Indeed, they
كَانُوا۟
kānū
were
فِى
fī
in
شَكٍّۢ
shakkin
doubt
مُّرِيبٍۭ
murībin
disquieting
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
54. 1. That is, in the Hereafter they will wish that their faith be accepted, that they be saved from punishment, but a barrier will be placed between them and this desire of theirs, meaning this wish will be rejected.
54. 2. That is, the faith of previous nations was also not accepted when they brought faith after the coming of punishment.
54. 1. Therefore, how can their faith be accepted in any way after witnessing the punishment? Hazrat Qatadah says: Beware of doubt and suspicion; whoever dies in a state of doubt will be raised in that state, and whoever dies upon certainty will be raised upon certainty on the Day of Resurrection.
54. 2. That is, the faith of previous nations was also not accepted when they brought faith after the coming of punishment.
54. 1. Therefore, how can their faith be accepted in any way after witnessing the punishment? Hazrat Qatadah says: Beware of doubt and suspicion; whoever dies in a state of doubt will be raised in that state, and whoever dies upon certainty will be raised upon certainty on the Day of Resurrection.
