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Fussilat 21

Ayah 21 of 54 · Meccan

وَقَالُواْ لِجُلُودِهِمۡ لِمَ شَهِدتُّمۡ عَلَيۡنَاۖ قَالُوٓاْ أَنطَقَنَا ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِيٓ أَنطَقَ كُلَّ شَيۡءٖۚ وَهُوَ خَلَقَكُمۡ أَوَّلَ مَرَّةٖ وَإِلَيۡهِ تُرۡجَعُونَ ٢١

And they will say to their skins, "Why have you testified against us?" They will say, "We were made to speak by Allāh, who has made everything speak; and He created you the first time, and to Him you are returned.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. وَقَالُواْAnd they will saywaqālū
  2. لِجُلُودِهِمۡto their skinslijulūdihim
  3. لِمَWhy dolima
  4. شَهِدتُّمۡyou testifyshahidttum
  5. عَلَيۡنَاۖagainst usʿalaynā
  6. قَالُوٓاْThey will sayqālū
  7. أَنطَقَنَاAllah made us speakanṭaqanā
  8. ٱللَّهُAllah made us speakl-lahu
  9. ٱلَّذِيٓthe One Whoalladhī
  10. أَنطَقَmakes speakanṭaqa
  11. كُلَّeverykulla
  12. شَيۡءٖۚthingshayin
  13. وَهُوَand Hewahuwa
  14. خَلَقَكُمۡcreated youkhalaqakum
  15. أَوَّلَ(the) firstawwala
  16. مَرَّةٖtimemarratin
  17. وَإِلَيۡهِand to Himwa-ilayhi
  18. تُرۡجَعُونَyou will be returnedtur'jaʿūna

Tafsir

And the disbelievers will say to their skins, “Why did you testify against us, by stating the things we used to do in the world?” Their skins will say in reply to them, “The one who grants everything the ability to speak, granted us the ability to speak. He is the one who created you initially when you were in the world, and to Him you will return in the Hereafter to give account and be requited.”

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran