Surah Al-Isra 17:72 — translation and meaning

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وَمَن كَانَ فِي هَذِهِ أَعْمَى فَهُوَ فِي الْآخِرَةِ أَعْمَى وَأَضَلُّ سَبِيلًا

Word by Word

وَمَن
waman
And whoever
كَانَ
kana
is
فِي
fi
in
هَذِهِ
hadhihi
this (world)
أَعْمَى
a'ma
blind
فَهُوَ
fahuwa
then he
فِي
fi
in
الْآخِرَةِ
al-akhirati
the Hereafter
أَعْمَى
a'ma
(will be) blind
وَأَضَلُّ
wa-adallu
and more astray
سَبِيلًا
sabilan
(from the) path

Transliteration

Wa man kaana fee haaziheee a'maa fahuwa fil aakhirati a'maa wa adallu sabeelaa

Translation

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

Verse interpretation (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.

Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.

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