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As-Saffat 53

Ayah 53 of 182 · Meccan

أَءِذَا مِتۡنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابٗا وَعِظَٰمًا أَءِنَّا لَمَدِينُونَ ٥٣

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

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. أَءِذَاIs (it) whena-idhā
  2. مِتۡنَاwe have diedmit'nā
  3. وَكُنَّاand becomewakunnā
  4. تُرَابٗاdustturāban
  5. وَعِظَٰمًاand boneswaʿiẓāman
  6. أَءِنَّاwill wea-innā
  7. لَمَدِينُونَsurely be brought to Judgmentlamadīnūna

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?”

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran