سورة ق، الآية ٣
أَءِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًا ذَٰلِكَ رَجْعٌۢ بَعِيدٌ ٣
a-idhā mit'nā wakunnā turāban dhālika rajʿun baʿīdun
When we have died and have become dust, [we will return to life]? That is a distant [i.e., unlikely] return."
Verse 3 of Surah Qaf (50:3), a Meccan surah, is in juz 26, on page 518 of the mushaf. Read it in Arabic with its transliteration, translations and tafsir, and listen to it recited by 74 reciters.
80 recitations by 74 reciters: pick one and it plays in the player.
“Will we be resurrected after we have died and turned into dust? Resurrection, and life returning to our bodies after they have decomposed is a far-fetched thing; it is impossible it will happen.”
What! Is it when we die and become dust [will we return to life]? That is a far-fetched return.”
"When we are dead and have become dust (shall we be resurrected?) That is a far return."
When we are dead and have become dust (shall we be brought back again)? That would be a far return!
"What! When we die and become dust, (shall we live again?) That is a (sort of) return far (from our understanding)."
What! when we are dead and have become dust? That is afar (from probable) return.
When we die and are dust (will we return)? That is a far returning!"
They share a sequence of words with this verse: useful for telling them apart when memorising.
قَالُوٓا۟ أَءِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًا وَعِظَٰمًا أَءِنَّا لَمَبْعُوثُونَ
They said, "When we have died and become dust and bones, are we indeed to be resurrected?
أَءِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًا وَعِظَٰمًا أَءِنَّا لَمَبْعُوثُونَ
When we have died and become dust and bones, are we indeed to be resurrected?
أَءِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًا وَعِظَٰمًا أَءِنَّا لَمَدِينُونَ
That when we have died and become dust and bones, we will indeed be recompensed?'"
