Surah As-Saffat 37:59 — translation and meaning

الصافات · Verse 59 / 182 · Page 448

إِلَّا مَوْتَتَنَا الْأُولَى وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمُعَذَّبِينَ

Word by Word

إِلَّا
illa
Except
مَوْتَتَنَا
mawtatana
our death
الْأُولَى
al-ula
the first
وَمَا
wama
and not
نَحْنُ
nahnu
we
بِمُعَذَّبِينَ
bimu'adhabina
will be punished

Transliteration

Illa mawtatanal oola wa maa nahnu bimu'azzabeen

Translation

Except for our first death, and we will not be punished?"

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

“Except the first death of ours in the world. Instead, we will live forever in Paradise and will not be punished like the disbelievers will be.”

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

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