Surah 37 · verse 53
As-Saffat 37:53
Sign in to listenأَإِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًا وَعِظَامًا أَإِنَّا لَمَدِينُونَ
a-'idha mitna wa-kunna turaban wa-'izaman a-'inna la-madinun
That when we have died and become dust and bones, we will indeed be recompensed?'"
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Context in the surah
فَأَقْبَلَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ يَتَسَاءَلُونَ
And they will approach one another, inquiring of each other.
Verse 51قَالَ قَائِلٌ مِّنْهُمْ إِنِّي كَانَ لِي قَرِينٌ
A speaker among them will say, "Indeed, I had a companion [on earth]
Verse 52يَقُولُ أَإِنَّكَ لَمِنَ الْمُصَدِّقِينَ
Who would say, 'Are you indeed of those who believe
أَإِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًا وَعِظَامًا أَإِنَّا لَمَدِينُونَ
That when we have died and become dust and bones, we will indeed be recompensed?'"
قَالَ هَلْ أَنتُم مُّطَّلِعُونَ
He will say, "Would you [care to] look?"
Verse 55فَاطَّلَعَ فَرَآهُ فِي سَوَاءِ الْجَحِيمِ
And he will look and see him in the midst of the Hellfire.
Verse 56قَالَ تَاللَّهِ إِن كِدتَّ لَتُرْدِينِ
He will say, "By Allah, you almost ruined me.