Surah Al-Waqi'a 56:62 — translation and meaning

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وَلَقَدْ عَلِمْتُمُ النَّشْأَةَ الْأُولَى فَلَوْلَا تَذَكَّرُونَ

Word by Word

وَلَقَدْ
walaqad
And certainly
عَلِمْتُمُ
alim'tumu
you know
النَّشْأَةَ
al-nashata
the creation
الْأُولَى
al-ula
the first
فَلَوْلَا
falawla
so why not
تَذَكَّرُونَ
tadhakkaruna
you take heed

Transliteration

Wa laqad 'alimtumun nash atal oolaa falaw laa tazakkaroon

Translation

And you have already known the first creation, so will you not remember?

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

Verily, you know how I created you initially, so do you not take heed and realise that the being who created you in the first place, is capable of resurrecting you after you die?

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

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