وَقَالُوٓا۟ And they say waqālū Is it when a-idhā we are kunnā bones ʿiẓāman and crumbled particles warufātan will we a-innā surely (be) resurrected lamabʿūthūna (as) a creation khalqan new jadīdan
And they say, "When we are bones and crumbled particles, will we [truly] be resurrected as a new creation?"
۞ قُلْ Say qul Be kūnū stones ḥijāratan or aw iron ḥadīdan
Say, "Be you stones or iron
أَوْ Or aw a creation khalqan of what mimmā (is) great yakburu in fī your breasts ṣudūrikum Then they will say fasayaqūlūna Who man will restore us yuʿīdunā Say quli He Who alladhī created you faṭarakum (the) first awwala time marratin Then they will shake fasayun'ghiḍūna at you ilayka their heads ruūsahum and they say wayaqūlūna When (will) matā it (be) huwa Say qul Perhaps ʿasā that an (it) will be yakūna soon qarīban
Or [any] creation of that which is great within your breasts." And they will say, "Who will restore us?" Say, "He who brought you forth the first time." Then they will nod their heads toward you and say, "When is that?" Say, "Perhaps it will be soon -
يَوْمَ (On) the Day yawma He will call you yadʿūkum and you will respond fatastajībūna with His Praise biḥamdihi and you will think wataẓunnūna not in you had remained labith'tum except illā a little (while) qalīlan
On the Day He will call you and you will respond with praise of Him and think that you had not remained [in the world] except for a little."