44. Duhan · verses 33–37

وَءَاتَيۡنَٰهُم مِّنَ ٱلۡأٓيَٰتِ مَا فِيهِ بَلَٰٓؤٞاْ مُّبِينٌ

Waataynahum mina alayati ma feehi balaon mubeenun

And granted them Signs in which there was a manifest trial

إِنَّ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ لَيَقُولُونَ

Inna haolai layaqooloona

As to these (Quraish), they say forsooth:

إِنۡ هِيَ إِلَّا مَوۡتَتُنَا ٱلۡأُولَىٰ وَمَا نَحۡنُ بِمُنشَرِينَ

In hiya illa mawtatuna aloola wama nahnu bimunshareena

"There is nothing beyond our first death, and we shall not be raised again.

فَأۡتُواْ بِـَٔابَآئِنَآ إِن كُنتُمۡ صَٰدِقِينَ

Fatoo biabaina in kuntum sadiqeena

"Then bring (back) our forefathers, if what ye say is true!"

أَهُمۡ خَيۡرٌ أَمۡ قَوۡمُ تُبَّعٖ وَٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبۡلِهِمۡ أَهۡلَكۡنَٰهُمۡۚ إِنَّهُمۡ كَانُواْ مُجۡرِمِينَ

Ahum khayrun am qawmu tubbaAAin waallatheena min qablihim ahlaknahum innahum kanoo mujrimeena

What! Are they better than the people of Tubba and those who were before them? We destroyed them because they were guilty of sin.