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Surah Ya-Sin, Verse 52

سورة يس، الآية ٥٢

36:52 Juz 23 Hizb 45 Page 443 of the mushaf Meccan surah

Text of verse 36:52

قَالُوا۟ يَٰوَيْلَنَا مَنۢ بَعَثَنَا مِن مَّرْقَدِنَا هَٰذَا مَا وَعَدَ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنُ وَصَدَقَ ٱلْمُرْسَلُونَ ۝٥٢

Transliteration

qālū yāwaylanā man baʿathanā min marqadinā hādhā mā waʿada l-raḥmānu waṣadaqa l-mur'salūna

Translation

They will say, "O woe to us! Who has raised us up from our sleeping place?" [The reply will be], "This is what the Most Merciful had promised, and the messengers told the truth."

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Verse 52 of Surah Ya-Sin (36:52), a Meccan surah, is in juz 23, on page 443 of the mushaf. Read it in Arabic with its transliteration, translations and tafsir, and listen to it recited by 71 reciters.

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Tafsir of verse 52

Al-Mukhtasar

These disbelievers who deny the resurrection will say in regret: What loss is ours! Who is it that has raised us from our grave? They will be given a response to their question: This is what Allah promised and will definitely occur. The messengers spoke the truth in the message of their Lord that they conveyed in this regard.

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Other translations of verse 52

They will say, “Woe to us! Who has resurrected us from our resting place?” [They will be told,] “This is what the Most Compassionate promised, and the messengers told the truth.”

They will say: "Woe to us! Who has raised us up from our place of sleep." (It will be said to them): "This is what the Most Gracious (Allâh) had promised, and the Messengers spoke truth!"

Crying: Woe upon us! Who hath raised us from our place of sleep? This is that which the Beneficent did promise, and the messengers spoke truth.

They will say: "Ah! Woe unto us! Who hath raised us up from our beds of repose?"... (A voice will say:) "This is what (Allah) Most Gracious had promised. And true was the word of the messengers!"

They shall say: O woe to us! who has raised us up from our sleeping-place? This is what the Beneficent Allah promised and the messengers told the truth.

They will say, "oh woe to us! Who has made us rise again from our sleeping- place?" (Literally: tying-place) "This is what The All-Merciful promised, and the Emissaries (have spoken) sincerely.

Verse 52 word by word

  1. قَالُوا۟ qālū They [will] say ق و ل
  2. يَٰوَيْلَنَا yāwaylanā O woe to us
  3. مَنۢ man Who
  4. بَعَثَنَا baʿathanā has raised us ب ع ث
  5. مِن min from
  6. مَّرْقَدِنَا marqadinā our sleeping place ر ق د
  7. هَٰذَا hādhā This (is)
  8. مَا mā What
  9. وَعَدَ waʿada (had) promised و ع د
  10. ٱلرَّحْمَٰنُ l-raḥmānu the Most Gracious ر ح م
  11. وَصَدَقَ waṣadaqa and told (the) truth ص د ق
  12. ٱلْمُرْسَلُونَ l-mur'salūna the Messengers ر س ل

Verses related to verse 52

Cited by Ibn Kathir in his explanation of this verse

  • As-Saffat 37:20–21

    وَقَالُوا۟ يَٰوَيْلَنَا هَٰذَا يَوْمُ ٱلدِّينِ …

    They will say, "O woe to us! This is the Day of Recompense." …

  • Ar-Rum 30:55–56

    وَيَوْمَ تَقُومُ ٱلسَّاعَةُ يُقْسِمُ ٱلْمُجْرِمُونَ مَا لَبِثُوا۟ غَيْرَ سَاعَةٍ كَذَٰلِكَ كَانُوا۟ يُؤْفَكُونَ …

    And the Day the Hour appears the criminals will swear they had remained but an hour. Thus they were deluded. …

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