Surah 37 · verse 58
As-Saffat 37:58
Sign in to listenأَفَمَا نَحْنُ بِمَيِّتِينَ
fa-ma nahnu bi-mayyitin
Then, are we not to die
Saheeh International translation
Context in the surah
فَاطَّلَعَ 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.
Verse 57وَلَوْلَا نِعْمَةُ رَبِّي لَكُنتُ مِنَ الْمُحْضَرِينَ
If not for the favor of my Lord, I would have been of those brought in [to Hell].
أَفَمَا نَحْنُ بِمَيِّتِينَ
Then, are we not to die
إِلَّا مَوْتَتَنَا الْأُولَىٰ وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمُعَذَّبِينَ
Except for our first death, and we will not be punished?"
Verse 60إِنَّ هَـٰذَا لَهُوَ الْفَوْزُ الْعَظِيمُ
Indeed, this is the great attainment.
Verse 61لِمِثْلِ هَـٰذَا فَلْيَعْمَلِ الْعَامِلُونَ
For the like of this let the workers [on earth] work.