أَوْ Or aw like the one who ka-alladhī passed marra by ʿalā a township qaryatin and it wahiya (had) overturned khāwiyatun on ʿalā its roofs ʿurūshihā He said qāla How annā (will) bring to life yuḥ'yī this (town) hādhihi Allah l-lahu after baʿda its death mawtihā Then he was made to die fa-amātahu (by) Allah l-lahu (for) a hundred mi-ata year(s) ʿāmin then thumma He raised him baʿathahu He said qāla How long kam (have) you remained labith'ta He said qāla I remained labith'tu (for) a day yawman or aw a part baʿḍa (of) a day yawmin He said qāla Nay bal you (have) remained labith'ta one hundred mi-ata year(s) ʿāmin Then look fa-unẓur at ilā your food ṭaʿāmika and your drink washarābika (they did) not lam change with time yatasannah and look wa-unẓur at ilā your donkey ḥimārika and We will make you walinajʿalaka a sign āyatan for the people lilnnāsi And look wa-unẓur at ilā the bones l-ʿiẓāmi how kayfa We raise them nunshizuhā then thumma We cover them naksūhā (with) flesh laḥman Then when falammā became clear tabayyana to him lahu he said qāla I know aʿlamu that anna Allah l-laha (is) on ʿalā every kulli thing shayin All-Powerful qadīrun
Or [consider such an example] as the one who passed by a township which had fallen into ruin. He said, "How will Allāh bring this to life after its death?" So Allāh caused him to die for a hundred years; then He revived him. He said, "How long have you remained?" He [the man] said, "I have remained a day or part of a day." He said, "Rather, you have remained one hundred years. Look at your food and your drink; it has not changed with time. And look at your donkey; and We will make you a sign for the people. And look at the bones [of this donkey] - how We raise them and then We cover them with flesh." And when it became clear to him, he said, "I know that Allāh is over all things competent."