56. Vakia · verses 60–67

نَحۡنُ قَدَّرۡنَا بَيۡنَكُمُ ٱلۡمَوۡتَ وَمَا نَحۡنُ بِمَسۡبُوقِينَ

Nahnu qaddarna baynakumu almawta wama nahnu bimasbooqeena

We have decreed Death to be your common lot, and We are not to be frustrated

عَلَىٰٓ أَن نُّبَدِّلَ أَمۡثَٰلَكُمۡ وَنُنشِئَكُمۡ فِي مَا لَا تَعۡلَمُونَ

AAala an nubaddila amthalakum wanunshiakum fee ma la taAAlamoona

from changing your Forms and creating you (again) in (forms) that ye know not.

وَلَقَدۡ عَلِمۡتُمُ ٱلنَّشۡأَةَ ٱلۡأُولَىٰ فَلَوۡلَا تَذَكَّرُونَ

Walaqad AAalimtumu alnnashata aloola falawla tathakkaroona

And ye certainly know already the first form of creation: why then do ye not celebrate His praises?

أَفَرَءَيۡتُم مَّا تَحۡرُثُونَ

Afaraaytum ma tahruthoona

See ye the seed that ye sow in the ground?

ءَأَنتُمۡ تَزۡرَعُونَهُۥٓ أَمۡ نَحۡنُ ٱلزَّٰرِعُونَ

Aantum tazraAAoonahu am nahnu alzzariAAoona

Is it ye that cause it to grow, or are We the Cause?

لَوۡ نَشَآءُ لَجَعَلۡنَٰهُ حُطَٰمٗا فَظَلۡتُمۡ تَفَكَّهُونَ

Law nashao lajaAAalnahu hutaman fathaltum tafakkahoona

Were it Our Will, We could crumble it to dry powder, and ye would be left in wonderment,

إِنَّا لَمُغۡرَمُونَ

Inna lamughramoona

(Saying), "We are indeed left with debts (for nothing):

بَلۡ نَحۡنُ مَحۡرُومُونَ

Bal nahnu mahroomoona

"Indeed are we shut out (of the fruits of our labour)"