Surah 79 · verse 11
An-Nazi'at 79:11
Sign in to listenأَإِذَا كُنَّا عِظَامًا نَّخِرَةً
'a-itha kunna 'izam nakhirah
Even if we should be decayed bones?
Saheeh International translation
Context in the surah
Verse 8Verse 11 Verse 12
قُلُوبٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ وَاجِفَةٌ
Hearts, that Day, will tremble,
Verse 9أَبْصَارُهَا خَاشِعَةٌ
Their eyes humbled.
Verse 10يَقُولُونَ أَإِنَّا لَمَرْدُودُونَ فِي الْحَافِرَةِ
They are [presently] saying, "Will we indeed be returned to [our] former state [of life]?
أَإِذَا كُنَّا عِظَامًا نَّخِرَةً
Even if we should be decayed bones?
قَالُوا تِلْكَ إِذًا كَرَّةٌ خَاسِرَةٌ
They say, "That, then, would be a losing return."
Verse 13فَإِنَّمَا هِيَ زَجْرَةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ
Indeed, it will be but one shout,
Verse 14فَإِذَا هُم بِالسَّاهِرَةِ
And suddenly they will be [alert] upon the earth's surface.