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Al-Isra 72

Ayah 72 of 111 · Meccan

وَمَن كَانَ فِي هَٰذِهِۦٓ أَعۡمَىٰ فَهُوَ فِي ٱلۡأٓخِرَةِ أَعۡمَىٰ وَأَضَلُّ سَبِيلٗا ٧٢

And whoever is blind1 in this [life] will be blind in the Hereafter and more astray in way.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 i.e., refusing to see the truth.

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. وَمَنAnd whoeverwaman
  2. كَانَiskāna
  3. فِيinfī
  4. هَٰذِهِۦٓthis (world)hādhihi
  5. أَعۡمَىٰblindaʿmā
  6. فَهُوَthen hefahuwa
  7. فِيinfī
  8. ٱلۡأٓخِرَةِthe Hereafterl-ākhirati
  9. أَعۡمَىٰ(will be) blindaʿmā
  10. وَأَضَلُّand more astraywa-aḍallu
  11. سَبِيلٗا(from the) pathsabīlan

Tafsir

And whoever’s heart is blind to accepting and submitting to the truth in this worldly life will be more blind on the Day of Judgment, not finding guidance to the path of paradise, and will be more astray from guidance. And the reward will be equal to the deed.

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