Surah As-Saffat 37:16 — translation and meaning
الصافات · Verse 16 / 182 · Page 446
أَإِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًا وَعِظَامًا أَإِنَّا لَمَبْعُوثُونَ
Word by Word
أَإِذَا
a-idha
Is it when
مِتْنَا
mit'na
we are dead
وَكُنَّا
wakunna
and have become
تُرَابًا
turaban
dust
وَعِظَامًا
wa'izaman
and bones
أَإِنَّا
a-inna
shall we then
لَمَبْعُوثُونَ
lamab'uthuna
be certainly resurrected
Transliteration
'A-izaa mitnaa wa kunnaa turaabanw wa 'izaaman 'ainnaa lamab'oosoon
Translation
When we have died and become dust and bones, are we indeed to be resurrected?
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
“So when we die and become dust and decomposed, crumbling bones, will we be resurrected alive after that? That is indeed, far-fetched.”
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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