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].
Sahih International
وَحِيلَ
waḥīla
And a barrier will be placed
Word breakdown
و
Harf · Conjunctionand
حيل
Fi'l · VerbAnd a barrier will be placed
to surround, encircle; change, turn around
25× in the Quran · Rare
Grammar rules
وَحِيلَ (And a barrier will be placed) is a past tense verb — the action already happened and is complete.
We translate it in past tense — "did", "created", "said", etc.
Lesson 8 · Verbs — Past & Presentوَحِيلَ (And a barrier will be placed) is passive — the action is happening to someone, but who is doing it is not mentioned.
We translate it as "is/was [done]" — e.g. "was created", "is known".
Lesson 11 · Passive & Participlesوَحِيلَ (And a barrier will be placed) starts with وَ, the most common Arabic word — it means "and".
We add "and" to connect this to what came before.
Lesson 4 · Particles