Surah Ya-Sin 36:78 — translation and meaning
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ۖ وَضَرَبَ لَنَا مَثَلًا وَنَسِيَ خَلْقَهُ قَالَ مَن يُحْيِي الْعِظَامَ وَهِيَ رَمِيمٌ
Word by Word
ۖ
وَضَرَبَ
wadaraba
And he sets forth
لَنَا
lana
for Us
مَثَلًا
mathalan
an example
وَنَسِيَ
wanasiya
and forgets
خَلْقَهُ
khalqahu
his (own) creation
قَالَ
qala
He says
مَن
man
Who
يُحْيِي
yuh'yi
will give life
الْعِظَامَ
al-'izama
(to) the bones
وَهِيَ
wahiya
while they
رَمِيمٌ
ramimun
(are) decomposed
Transliteration
Wa daraba lanaa maslanw-wa nasiya khalqahoo qaala mai-yuhyil'izaama wa hiya rameem
Translation
And he presents for Us an example and forgets his [own] creation. He says, "Who will give life to bones while they are disintegrated?"
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
This disbeliever is heedless and ignorant when he uses decayed bones to prove the impossibility of resurrection, saying, “Who will resurrect us?” whilst having forgotten his own creation from non-existence.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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