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Muhammad Asad   
and We have set a barrier before them and a barrier behind them, and We have enshrouded them in veils so that they cannot see
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
and have placed a barrier before them and a barrier behind them and covered them ˹all˺ up, so they fail to see ˹the truth˺.
Safi Kaskas   
and We have put a barrier before them and behind them and have blindfolded them so that they cannot see.

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Arabic   
وَجَعَلۡنَا مِنۢ بَیۡنِ أَیۡدِیهِمۡ سَدࣰّا وَمِنۡ خَلۡفِهِمۡ سَدࣰّا فَأَغۡشَیۡنَـٰهُمۡ فَهُمۡ لَا یُبۡصِرُونَ ۝٩
Transliteration (2021)   
wajaʿalnā min bayni aydīhim saddan wamin khalfihim saddan fa-aghshaynāhum fahum lā yub'ṣirūn
Word for Word
Dr. Shehnaz Shaikh, Ms. Kauser Katri, and more
  
And We have made from (from) between their hands a barrier and from behind them a barrier. and We covered them, so they (do) not see.

Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad   
and We have set a barrier before them and a barrier behind them, and We have enshrouded them in veils so that they cannot see
M. M. Pickthall   
And We have set a bar before them and a bar behind them, and (thus) have covered them so that they see not
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)   
And We have put a bar in front of them and a bar behind them, and further, We have covered them up; so that they cannot see
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
and have placed a barrier before them and a barrier behind them and covered them ˹all˺ up, so they fail to see ˹the truth˺.
Safi Kaskas   
and We have put a barrier before them and behind them and have blindfolded them so that they cannot see.
Wahiduddin Khan   
and We have set a barrier before them and a barrier behind them, and We have covered them up so that they cannot see
Shakir   
And We have made before them a barrier and a barrier behind them, then We have covered them over so that they do not see
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar   
And We laid in advance of them an embankment and behind them an embankment. Then, We covered them so they perceive not.
T.B.Irving   
We have placed a barrier before them and another barrier behind them, and have covered them up so they do not notice anything.
Abdul Hye   
and We have put a barrier in front of them, and a barrier behind them, and then We have covered them up so they cannot see.
The Study Quran   
And We placed a barrier before them and a barrier behind them and veiled them; so they see not
Talal Itani & AI (2024)   
We placed a barrier before and a barrier behind them, and we covered them, so they couldn’t see.
Talal Itani (2012)   
And We placed a barrier in front of them, and a barrier behind them, and We have enshrouded them, so they cannot see
Dr. Kamal Omar   
And We have put between their hands (i.e., before them) a barrier, and behind them a barrier; then We have covered them up (with a state of ignorance and heedlessness), so they do not see (any reality)
M. Farook Malik   
and We have put a barrier in front of them and a barrier behind them, and then We have covered them over so they cannot see
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali   
And We have made before them (Literally: between their hands) a barrier and behind them a barrier, then We enveloped them, so they do not behold (the Truth)
Muhammad Sarwar   
We have set-up a barrier in front of and behind them and have made them blind. Thus, they cannot see
Muhammad Taqi Usmani   
And We have placed a barrier in front of them and a barrier behind them, and (thus) they are encircled by Us; so they do not see
Shabbir Ahmed   
And We have set a bar before them and a bar behind them, and thus have covered them that they cannot see. (They neither look to the future nor derive any lesson from history)
Dr. Munir Munshey   
And We have placed a barrier in front of them, and a barrier behind them. We have also covered them over. So they see nothing
Syed Vickar Ahamed   
And We have put a barrier in front of them and a barrier behind them, and also, We have covered them up (in their disbelief); So that they cannot see
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)   
And We have put before them a barrier and behind them a barrier and covered them, so they do not see
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)   
And We have placed a barrier in front of them, and a barrier behind them, thus We shielded them so they cannot see
Abdel Haleem   
and set barriers before and behind them, blocking their vision: they cannot see
Abdul Majid Daryabadi   
And We have placed before them a barrier and behind them a barrier, so We have covered them, so that they see not
Ahmed Ali   
And We shall raise a barrier in front of them and a barrier behind them, and cover them over so that they will not be able to see
Aisha Bewley   
We have placed a barrier in front of them and a barrier behind them, blindfolding them so that they cannot see.
Ali Ünal   
And We have set a barrier before them and a barrier behind them, and (thus) We have covered them (from all sides), so that they cannot see
Ali Quli Qara'i   
And We have put a barrier before them and a barrier behind them, then We have blind-folded them, so they do not see
Hamid S. Aziz   
And We have made before them a barrier and a barrier behind them, then We have covered them over so that they see not
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad   
And We have put an obstacle in front of them and an obstacle behind them and We have covered them (their eyes), so they do not see.
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)   
And We have put bars in front of them and bars behind them, and further, We have covered them up, so that they cannot see
Musharraf Hussain   
and We’ve placed a wall in front and behind them and hooded them so that they can’t see.
Maududi   
and We have put a barrier before them and a barrier behind them, and have covered them up, so they are unable to see
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)   
And We have placed a barrier in front of them, and a barrier behind them, thus We shielded them so they cannot see
Mohammad Shafi   
And We have set a barrier in front of them and a barrier behind. Then We have so covered them up that they see not

Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)   
And We have set a barrier before them and a barrier behind them and covered them from above, therefore they see nothing
Rashad Khalifa   
And we place a barrier in front of them, and a barrier behind them, and thus, we veil them; they cannot see.
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah   
We have set a barrier before them and a barrier behind them, and, We have covered them so that they do not see
Maulana Muhammad Ali   
And We have set a barrier before them and a barrier behind them, thus We have covered them, so that they see not
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira   
And We put/made from between their hands a barrier , and from behind them a barrier , so We covered/afflicted them , so they do not see/look/understand
Bijan Moeinian   
In account of a barrier placed by Me around them, they can not see (the truth.
Faridul Haque   
And We have set a wall before them and a wall behind them, and covered the top - so they are unable to see anything
Sher Ali   
And WE have set a barrier before them and a barrier behind them, and have covered them over, so that they cannot see
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri   
And We have set a barrier before them and a barrier behind them, and We have cast a veil over their eyes so they do not see anything
Amatul Rahman Omar   
And We have placed barriers (of their stubbornness rendering them unable to look forward to the bright future of Islam and rise to eminence by accepting it) in front of them, and barriers (of their prejudices) behind them (thus rendering them unable to look back at the doom of those who rejected the truth in the past). Thus We have kept them behind the veil so that they cannot see (so have become totally devoid of spiritual light)
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali   
And We have put a barrier before them, and a barrier behind them, and We have covered them up, so that they cannot see

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works
Arthur John Arberry   
and We have put before them a barrier and behind them a barrier; and We have covered them, so they do not see
George Sale   
And We have set a bar before them, and a bar behind them; and We have covered them with darkness; wherefore they shall not see
Edward Henry Palmer   
and we will place before them a barrier, and behind them a barrier; and we will cover them and they shall not see
John Medows Rodwell   
Before them have we set a barrier and behind them a barrier, and we have shrouded them in a veil, so that they shall not see
N J Dawood (2014)   
We have put a barrier before them and a barrier behind them and covered them over, so that they cannot see

New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame   
And We have put a boundary before them and a boundary behind them and then We assailed them so that they cannot see.
Munir Mezyed   
And We have set before them a barrier and a barrier behind them, then We have blinded their eyes and so they do not see.
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher   
And We placed a barrier before them and a barrier behind them and sealed them in, so they don´t see.
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation   
And We placed a barrier in front of them and a barrier behind them, and thus We blocked their vision so they cannot see.
Linda “iLHam” Barto   
We have put a barrier in front of them and a barrier behind them, and We have covered them, so that they cannot see.
Irving & Mohamed Hegab   
We have placed a barrier before them and another barrier behind them, and have covered them up so they do not see anything.
Samy Mahdy   
And We set up a dam from between their hands, and a dam from behind them, so We have over-covered them, so they are not seeing.
Sayyid Qutb   
And We have set a barrier before them and a barrier behind them, and We enshrouded them in veils so that they cannot see.
Thomas Cleary   
and We have placed a barrier before them and a barrier behind them, and covered them over, so they do not see.
Ahmed Hulusi   
And We have formed a barrier before them and after them (they can neither see their future nor take lessons from their past) and thus We covered them... They can no longer see.
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli   
And We have put a barrier in front of them and a barrier behind them, and (further), We have covered them up, so they do not see.
Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur‘an al-Karim   
And We erected a barrier before them and a barrier behind them to eclipse their minds' eyes to deny them forethought and foresight; and Allah's marvels around them and in themselves they fail to see
Mir Aneesuddin   
and We have made a barrier before them and a barrier behind them, then We have covered them, therefore they are not able to see.
The Wise Quran   
And We have placed before them a barrier, and behind them a barrier; and We have covered them so they do not see.

Obsolete and/or older editions
Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)   
And We have put a bar in front of them and a bar behind them, and further, We have covered them up; so that they cannot see
OLD Literal Word for Word   
And We have made before them a barrier and behind them a barrier. and We covered them, so they (do) not see
OLD Transliteration   
WajaAAalna min bayni aydeehim saddan wamin khalfihim saddan faaghshaynahum fahum la yubsiroona