وَبَيۡنَهُمَا
حِجَابٞۚ
وَعَلَى
ٱلۡأَعۡرَافِ
رِجَالٞ
يَعۡرِفُونَ
كُلَّۢا
بِسِيمَىٰهُمۡۚ
وَنَادَوۡاْ
أَصۡحَٰبَ
ٱلۡجَنَّةِ
أَن
سَلَٰمٌ
عَلَيۡكُمۡۚ
لَمۡ
يَدۡخُلُوهَا
وَهُمۡ
يَطۡمَعُونَ
٤٦
There will be a barrier between Paradise and Hell. And on the heights ˹of that barrier˺ will be people1 who will recognize ˹the residents of˺ both by their appearance.2 They will call out to the residents of Paradise, “Peace be upon you!” They will have not yet entered Paradise, but eagerly hope to.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran
And between them will be a partition [i.e., wall], and on [its] elevations are men1 who recognize all2 by their mark. And they call out to the companions of Paradise, "Peace be upon you." They have not [yet] entered it, but they long intensely.
— Saheeh International
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
The People of Al-A`raf
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