Surah Qaf (ق) • The Letter "Qaf"

Quran 50:3

50:3

أَءِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًا ۖ ذَٰلِكَ رَجْعٌۢ بَعِيدٌ

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."

— Saheeh International

To come back [to life] after we have died and become dust? That is too farfetched.’

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

"When we are dead and have become dust (shall we be resurrected?) That is a far return."

— Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali

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Word by Word

أَءِذَاa-idhāWhat! When
مِتْنَاmit'nāwe die
وَكُنَّاwakunnāand have become
تُرَابًۭاۖturābandust
ذَٰلِكَdhālikaThat
رَجْعٌۢrajʿun(is) a return
بَعِيدٌۭbaʿīdunfar