Surah Al-Mu'minun 23:35 — translation and meaning

المؤمنون · Verse 35 / 118 · Page 344

أَيَعِدُكُمْ أَنَّكُمْ إِذَا مِتُّمْ وَكُنتُمْ تُرَابًا وَعِظَامًا أَنَّكُم مُّخْرَجُونَ

Word by Word

أَيَعِدُكُمْ
aya'idukum
Does he promise you
أَنَّكُمْ
annakum
that you
إِذَا
idha
when
مِتُّمْ
mittum
you are dead
وَكُنتُمْ
wakuntum
and you become
تُرَابًا
turaban
dust
وَعِظَامًا
wa'izaman
and bones
أَنَّكُم
annakum
that you
مُّخْرَجُونَ
mukh'rajuna
(will be) brought forth

Transliteration

A-Ya'idukum annakum izaa mittum wa kuntum turaabanw wa izaaman annakum mukhrajoon

Translation

Does he promise you that when you have died and become dust and bones that you will be brought forth [once more]?

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

“Does this man who claims to be a messenger promise you that when you die and become dust and decomposed bones, that you shall leave your graves alive? Is this even conceivable?!”

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

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