Surah Al-Mu'minun 23:82 — translation and meaning

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قَالُوا أَإِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًا وَعِظَامًا أَإِنَّا لَمَبْعُوثُونَ

Word by Word

قَالُوا
qalu
They said
أَإِذَا
a-idha
What! When
مِتْنَا
mit'na
we are dead
وَكُنَّا
wakunna
and become
تُرَابًا
turaban
dust
وَعِظَامًا
wa'izaman
and bones
أَإِنَّا
a-inna
would we
لَمَبْعُوثُونَ
lamab'uthuna
surely be resurrected

Transliteration

Qaalooo 'a-izaa mitnaa wa kunnaa turaabanw wa 'izaaman 'a-innaa lamab 'oosoon

Translation

They said, "When we have died and become dust and bones, are we indeed to be resurrected?

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

They said, unbelievingly and denyingly: “When we die and turn into dust and decomposed bones, will we be raised alive to be reckoned?

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

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