Saba
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Saba · Ayah 54

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Translation

And a barrier will be placed

Word Breakdown

وَحِيلَ

And a barrier will be placed

Word Breakdown

وHarf · Conjunction

Conjunction: connects words, phrases, or clauses

and

حيلFi'l · Verb
3rd personMasculineSingularPastPassive
Rootحول
Common

to surround, encircle; change, turn around

Lemmaحَالَ

Verb (form I) - to come

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Grammar Rules

Past tense verb
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.
Passive voice
وَحِيلَ (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".
Conjunction وَ (and)
وَحِيلَ (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.

Sahih International

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].

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