23. Muminun · verses 112–114

قَٰلَ كَمۡ لَبِثۡتُمۡ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ عَدَدَ سِنِينَ

Qala kam labithtum fee alardi AAadada sineena

He will say: "What number of years did ye stay on earth?"

قَالُواْ لَبِثۡنَا يَوۡمًا أَوۡ بَعۡضَ يَوۡمٖ فَسۡـَٔلِ ٱلۡعَآدِّينَ

Qaloo labithna yawman aw baAAda yawmin faisali alAAaddeena

They will say: "We stayed a day or part of a day: but ask those who keep account."

قَٰلَ إِن لَّبِثۡتُمۡ إِلَّا قَلِيلٗاۖ لَّوۡ أَنَّكُمۡ كُنتُمۡ تَعۡلَمُونَ

Qala in labithtum illa qaleelan law annakum kuntum taAAlamoona

He will say: "Ye stayed not but a little,- if ye had only known!