وَقَالُوٓاْ إِنۡ هَٰذَآ إِلَّا سِحۡرٞ مُّبِينٌ
(37:15) and say: “This is nothing but plain sorcery.0
أَءِذَا مِتۡنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابٗا وَعِظَٰمًا أَءِنَّا لَمَبۡعُوثُونَ
(37:16) Is it ever possible that after we die and are reduced to dust and
(a skeleton of) bones, we will be raised to life?
(a skeleton of) bones, we will be raised to life?
أَوَءَابَآؤُنَا ٱلۡأَوَّلُونَ
(37:17) And so also shall our forefathers of yore be raised to life?”
قُلۡ نَعَمۡ وَأَنتُمۡ دَٰخِرُونَ
(37:18) Tell them: “Yes; and you are utterly helpless (against Allah).”1
فَإِنَّمَا هِيَ زَجۡرَةٞ وَٰحِدَةٞ فَإِذَا هُمۡ يَنظُرُونَ
(37:19) There will be a single stern rebuff and lo, they will be observing
with their own eyes (all that they had been warned against).2
with their own eyes (all that they had been warned against).2
وَقَالُواْ يَٰوَيۡلَنَا هَٰذَا يَوۡمُ ٱلدِّينِ
(37:20) They will then say: “Woe for us. This is the Day of Judgement.”
هَٰذَا يَوۡمُ ٱلۡفَصۡلِ ٱلَّذِي كُنتُم بِهِۦ تُكَذِّبُونَ
(37:21) “Yes, this is the Day of Final Decision that you used to deny as
a lie.”3
a lie.”3