أَوَلَا يَذۡكُرُ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ أَنَّا خَلَقۡنَٰهُ مِن قَبۡلُ وَلَمۡ يَكُ شَيۡـٔٗا ٦٧
Does man not remember that We created him before, while he was nothing?
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
Word by word
Each word's meaning and sound
- أَوَلَاDoes notawalā
- يَذۡكُرُrememberyadhkuru
- ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ[the] manl-insānu
- أَنَّاthat Weannā
- خَلَقۡنَٰهُWe created himkhalaqnāhu
- مِنbeforemin
- قَبۡلُbeforeqablu
- وَلَمۡwhile notwalam
- يَكُhe wasyaku
- شَيۡـٔٗاanythingshayan
Tafsir
Does this person who rejects resurrection not remember that I created him previously when he was nothing? He can then use the first creation as evidence for the second creation, even though the second creation will be simpler and easier?
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran