And they used to say, "When we die and become dust and (56:47)

﴿وَكَانُوا يَقُولُونَ أَئِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًا وَعِظَامًا أَإِنَّا لَمَبْعُوثُونَ﴾
[ الواقعة: 47]

56:47 And they used to say, "When we die and become dust and bones, are we indeed to be resurrected?

They also used to reject the resurrection, and they would say regarding it, mocking it and thinking it to be far-fetched: “What, when we die and become dust and decayed and decomposed bones, shall we be resurrected after that?”

And they used to say: "When we die and become dust and bones, shall we then indeed be resurrected?

phonetic Transliteration

Wakanoo yaqooloona aitha mitna wakunna turaban waAAithaman ainna lamabAAoothoona

Abdullah Yusuf Ali - Translation

And they used to say, "What! when we die and become dust and bones, shall we then indeed be raised up again?-

Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri

And they used to say: "When we die and become dust and bones, shall we then indeed be resurrected"

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