The Denial of Polytheists and the Certainty of the Day of Judgement

As-Saffat — Verses 11–21 | Explore this Quran theme on Muallim

فَاسْتَفْتِهِمْ أَهُمْ أَشَدُّ خَلْقًا أَم مَّنْ خَلَقْنَا ۚ إِنَّا خَلَقْنَاهُم مِّن طِينٍ لَّازِبٍ ١١

Then ask them (i.e. these polytheists, O Muhammad SAW): "Are they stronger as creation, or those (others like the heavens and the earth and the mountains, etc.) whom We have created?" Verily, We created them of a sticky clay.

فَاسْتَفْتِهِمْ
Then ask them
أَهُمْ أَشَدُّ خَلْقًا
Are they stronger as creation
أَم مَّنْ خَلَقْنَا ۚ
or those whom We have created
إِنَّا خَلَقْنَاهُم
Verily, We created them
مِّن طِينٍ لَّازِبٍ
of a sticky clay

بَلْ عَجِبْتَ وَيَسْخَرُونَ ١٢

Nay, you (O Muhammad SAW) wondered (at their insolence) while they mock (at you and at the Quran).

بَلْ عَجِبْتَ
Nay, you (O Muhammad SAW) wondered
وَيَسْخَرُونَ
while they mock (at you and at the Quran)

وَإِذَا ذُكِّرُوا لَا يَذْكُرُونَ ١٣

And when they are reminded, they pay no attention.

وَإِذَا ذُكِّرُوا
And when they are reminded
لَا يَذْكُرُونَ
they pay no attention

وَإِذَا رَأَوْا آيَةً يَسْتَسْخِرُونَ ١٤

And when they see an Ayah (a sign, a proof, or an evidence) from Allah, they mock at it.

وَإِذَا رَأَوْا
And when they see
آيَةً
an Ayah (a sign, a proof, or an evidence)
يَسْتَسْخِرُونَ
they mock at it

وَقَالُوا إِنْ هَٰذَا إِلَّا سِحْرٌ مُّبِينٌ ١٥

And they say: "This is nothing but evident magic!

وَقَالُوا
And they say:
إِنْ هَٰذَا
This is nothing but
إِلَّا سِحْرٌ مُّبِينٌ
evident magic!

أَإِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًا وَعِظَامًا أَإِنَّا لَمَبْعُوثُونَ ١٦

"When we are dead and have become dust and bones, shall we (then) verily be resurrected?

أَإِذَا مِتْنَا
When we are dead
وَكُنَّا تُرَابًا وَعِظَامًا
and have become dust and bones
أَإِنَّا لَمَبْعُوثُونَ
shall we (then) verily be resurrected?

أَوَآبَاؤُنَا الْأَوَّلُونَ ١٧

"And also our fathers of old?"

أَوَآبَاؤُنَا
And also our fathers
الْأَوَّلُونَ
of old

قُلْ نَعَمْ وَأَنتُمْ دَاخِرُونَ ١٨

Say (O Muhammad SAW): "Yes, and you shall then be humiliated."

قُلْ نَعَمْ
Say (O Muhammad SAW): 'Yes,'
وَأَنتُمْ دَاخِرُونَ
and you shall then be humiliated.

فَإِنَّمَا هِيَ زَجْرَةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ فَإِذَا هُمْ يَنظُرُونَ ١٩

It will be a single Zajrah [shout (i.e. the second blowing of the Trumpet)], and behold, they will be staring!

فَإِنَّمَا هِيَ زَجْرَةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ
It will be a single Zajrah [shout]
فَإِذَا هُمْ يَنظُرُونَ
and behold, they will be staring!

وَقَالُوا يَا وَيْلَنَا هَٰذَا يَوْمُ الدِّينِ ٢٠

They will say: "Woe to us! This is the Day of Recompense!"

وَقَالُوا
They will say:
يَا وَيْلَنَا هَٰذَا
Woe to us!
يَوْمُ الدِّينِ
This is the Day of Recompense!

هَٰذَا يَوْمُ الْفَصْلِ الَّذِي كُنتُم بِهِ تُكَذِّبُونَ ٢١

(It will be said): "This is the Day of Judgement which you used to deny."

هَٰذَا يَوْمُ الْفَصْلِ
This is the Day of Judgement
الَّذِي كُنتُم بِهِ
which you used to
تُكَذِّبُونَ
deny.