Surah As-Saffat 37:53 — translation and meaning

الصافات · Verse 53 / 182 · Page 448

أَإِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًا وَعِظَامًا أَإِنَّا لَمَدِينُونَ

Word by Word

أَإِذَا
a-idha
Is (it) when
مِتْنَا
mit'na
we have died
وَكُنَّا
wakunna
and become
تُرَابًا
turaban
dust
وَعِظَامًا
wa'izaman
and bones
أَإِنَّا
a-inna
will we
لَمَدِينُونَ
lamadinuna
surely be brought to Judgment

Transliteration

'A-izaa mitnaa wa kunnaa turaabanw wa 'izaaman 'ainnaa lamadeenoon

Translation

That when we have died and become dust and bones, we will indeed be recompensed?'"

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

“When we die and turn into dust and decayed bones, will we then be resurrected and requited for our deeds we did in the world?”

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

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