23. Muminun · verses 79–87

سورة المؤمنون
79

وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِي ذَرَأَكُمۡ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَإِلَيۡهِ تُحۡشَرُونَ

Wahuwa allathee tharaakum fee alardi wailayhi tuhsharoona

And He has multiplied you through the earth, and to Him shall ye be gathered back.

80

وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِي يُحۡيِۦ وَيُمِيتُ وَلَهُ ٱخۡتِلَٰفُ ٱلَّيۡلِ وَٱلنَّهَارِۚ أَفَلَا تَعۡقِلُونَ

Wahuwa allathee yuhyee wayumeetu walahu ikhtilafu allayli waalnnahari afala taAAqiloona

It is He Who gives life and death, and to Him (is due) the alternation of Night and Day: will ye not then understand?

81

بَلۡ قَالُواْ مِثۡلَ مَا قَالَ ٱلۡأَوَّلُونَ

Bal qaloo mithla ma qala alawwaloona

On the contrary they say things similar to what the ancients said.

82

قَالُوٓاْ أَءِذَا مِتۡنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابٗا وَعِظَٰمًا أَءِنَّا لَمَبۡعُوثُونَ

Qaloo aitha mitna wakunna turaban waAAithaman ainna lamabAAoothoona

They say: "What! when we die and become dust and bones, could we really be raised up again?

83

لَقَدۡ وُعِدۡنَا نَحۡنُ وَءَابَآؤُنَا هَٰذَا مِن قَبۡلُ إِنۡ هَٰذَآ إِلَّآ أَسَٰطِيرُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ

Laqad wuAAidna nahnu waabaona hatha min qablu in hatha illa asateeru alawwaleena

"Such things have been promised to us and to our fathers before! they are nothing but tales of the ancients!"

84

قُل لِّمَنِ ٱلۡأَرۡضُ وَمَن فِيهَآ إِن كُنتُمۡ تَعۡلَمُونَ

Qul limani alardu waman feeha in kuntum taAAlamoona

Say: "To whom belong the earth and all beings therein? (say) if ye know!"

85

سَيَقُولُونَ لِلَّهِۚ قُلۡ أَفَلَا تَذَكَّرُونَ

Sayaqooloona lillahi qul afala tathakkaroona

They will say, "To Allah!" say: "Yet will ye not receive admonition?"

86

قُلۡ مَن رَّبُّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ ٱلسَّبۡعِ وَرَبُّ ٱلۡعَرۡشِ ٱلۡعَظِيمِ

Qul man rabbu alssamawati alssabAAi warabbu alAAarshi alAAatheemi

Say: "Who is the Lord of the seven heavens, and the Lord of the Throne (of Glory) Supreme?"

87

سَيَقُولُونَ لِلَّهِۚ قُلۡ أَفَلَا تَتَّقُونَ

Sayaqooloona lillahi qul afala tattaqoona

They will say, "(They belong) to Allah." Say: "Will ye not then be filled with awe?"