23. Muminun · verses 112–115

سورة المؤمنون
112

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?"

113

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."

114

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!

115

أَفَحَسِبۡتُمۡ أَنَّمَا خَلَقۡنَٰكُمۡ عَبَثٗا وَأَنَّكُمۡ إِلَيۡنَا لَا تُرۡجَعُونَ

Afahasibtum annama khalaqnakum AAabathan waannakum ilayna la turjaAAoona

"Did ye then think that We had created you in jest, and that ye would not be brought back to Us (for account)?"