Quran 17:72 — Al-Israa, verse 72
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
those who were blind in this life will be blind in the Hereafter, and even further off the path.
وَمَنْ كَانَ فِي هَـٰذِهِ أَعْمَىٰ فَهُوَ فِي الْآخِرَةِ أَعْمَىٰ وَأَضَلُّ سَبِيلًا
waman kāna fī hādhihi aʿmā fahuwa fī l-ākhirati aʿmā wa-aḍallu sabīlan
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- And whosoever is blind in this world shall be blind in the world to come, and he shall be even further astray from the way.
- Muhammad Asad
- for whoever is blind [of heart] in this [world] will be blind in the life to come [as well], and still farther astray from the path [of truth].
- Sahih International
- And whoever is blind in this [life] will be blind in the Hereafter and more astray in way.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَمَنwaman | And whoever | — |
| 2 | كَانَkāna | is | كون |
| 3 | فِىfī | in | — |
| 4 | هَـٰذِهِۦٓhādhihi | this (world) | — |
| 5 | أَعْمَىٰaʿmā | blind | عمي |
| 6 | فَهُوَfahuwa | then he | — |
| 7 | فِىfī | in | — |
| 8 | ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِl-ākhirati | the Hereafter | أخر |
| 9 | أَعْمَىٰaʿmā | (will be) blind | عمي |
| 10 | وَأَضَلُّwa-aḍallu | and more astray | ضلل |
| 11 | سَبِيلًۭاsabīlan | (from the) path | سبل |