وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوٓا۟ أَءِذَا كُنَّا تُرَٰبًا وَءَابَآؤُنَآ أَئِنَّا لَمُخْرَجُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)waqaala lladheena kafaroo a'idhaa kunnaa turaaban wa'aabaa'unaa a'innaa lamukhrajoon
DIN 31635waqāla llaḏīna kafarū ʾaʾiḏā kunnā turāban waʾābāʾunā ʾaʾinnā lamuḫraǧūna
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
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Those who disbelieve say, "When we have become dust, and our ancestors, shall we be brought out?
Talal Itani, ClearQuran ·ClearQuran, "God" edition, EPUB·Talal Itani / ClearQuran.com ·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International·retrieved 7 Sep 2026
Translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com https://clearquran.com
Yet those who disbelieve say: When we have become dust like our fathers, shall we verily be brought forth (again)
Translation Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran·Public domain — copyright term expired
Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran ·1930 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
And those who disbelieved said, 'What! when we have become dust and our fathers too, shall we indeed be brought forth
Translation Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an ·1880 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
And the unbelievers say: "When we and our fathers have been dead shall we be taken forth
Translation John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an ·1861 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
And the unblievers say, when we and our fathers shall have been reduced to dust, shall we be taken forth from the grave
Translation George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an ·1734 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
E, ata që nuk besojnë thonë: "A mos, vallë, kur ne dhe të parët tanë të bëhemi dhé, atëherë do të ringjallemi?!
আর কাফিররা বলে: ‘আমরা ও আমাদের পিতৃপুরুষরা যখন মাটি হয়ে যাবো, তখনোও কি আমাদেরকে পুনরায় (জীবিত করে) বের করা করা হবে?’
Nevjernici govore: “Zar ćemo, kad postanemo zemlja, i mi i preci naši, zaista, biti oživljeni?
Nevjernici govore: “Zar ćemo, kad postanemo zemlja, i mi i predci naši, zaista, biti oživljeni?
Ɓeen yedduɓe mbi'i: " Enee, hay si min laatike mbullaari e baabiraaɓe amen ɓen kadi, e hara minen ko min yaltinoyteeɓe?"
და თქვეს იმათ, რომელნიც გახდნენ ურწმუნონი: «ნუთუ [სიკვდილის შემდეგ] ჩვენ და ჩვენი მამები მიწად ვიქცევით, და მართლაც გამოვიყვანებით (სამარხებიდან ცოცხლად) [აღვდგებით]?
Und diejenigen, die ungläubig sind, sagen: „Wenn wir zu Erde geworden sind, und (auch) unsere Väter, sollen wir denn dann wirklich wieder hervorgebracht werden?
Εκείνοι που αρνήθηκαν την πίστη, είπαν: «Είναι δυνατόν όταν εμείς και οι πρόγονοί μας θα γίνουμε σκόνη, θα βγούμε (από τους τάφους μας, ζωντανοί ξανά);
और उन लोगों ने कहा जिन्होंने कुफ़्र किया : क्या जब हम मिट्टी हो जाएँगे और हमारे बाप-दादा भी, तो क्या सचमुच हम अवश्य निकाले[11] जाने वाले हैं?
E dissero i miscredenti: “Quando saremo polvere noi e i nostri antenati, saremo in verità risuscitati?
67. O tie, kurie netiki, sako: „Kai mes pavirsime dulkėmis – mes ir mūsų tėvai, ar mes tikrai būsime (vėl) prikelti?“
Isaan kafaran (mormuudhaaf) ni jedhan: “Sila yeroo (duunee) biyyee taane, nuufi abbootiin keenya, nuti kaafamoodhaa?
И те, которые отвергли веру, сказали: «Неужели, когда мы станем прахом и [станут прахом] наши отцы, — неужели нас непременно выведут [из могил]?
Неверници говоре: „Зар ћемо, кад постанемо земља, и ми и наши преци, заиста, да будемо оживљени?
Na wakasema wale waliokufuru: Je, tutakapokuwa mchanga, sisi na baba zetu, hivyo kweli tutakuja tolewa?
De otrogna säger: ”När vi och våra förfäder blivit jord, ska vi då verkligen återuppstå?
Kâfirler: "Biz ve atalarımız, toprak olduktan sonra (mezarlarımızdan) mı çıkarılacağız?" dediler.
کافروں نے کہا کہ کیا جب ہم مٹی ہو جائیں گے اور ہمارے باپ دادا بھی کیا ہم پھر نکالے جائیں گے.
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قُل لَّا يَعْلَمُ مَن فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ ٱلْغَيْبَ إِلَّا ٱللَّهُ وَمَا يَشْعُرُونَ أَيَّانَ يُبْعَثُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)qul laa ya'lamu man fee s-samaawaati wal-'ardi l-ghayba illaa llaahu wamaa yash'uroona ayyaana yub'athoon
DIN 31635qul lā yaʿlamu man fī s-samāwāti wal-ʾarḍi l-ġayba ʾillā llāhu wamā yašʿurūna ʾayyāna yubʿaṯūna
Say, "No one in the heavens or on earth knows the future except God; and they do not perceive when they will be resurrected."
Say (O Muhammad): None in the heavens and the earth knoweth the Unseen save Allah; and they know not when they will be raised (again)
Say, 'None in the heavens or the earth know the unseen save only God; but they perceive not when they shall be raised
SAY: None either in the Heavens or in the Earth knoweth the unseen but God. And they know not When they shall be raised
Say, none either in heaven or earth knoweth that which is hidden, besides God: Neither do they understand when they shall be raised
بَلِ ٱدَّٰرَكَ عِلْمُهُمْ فِى ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ بَلْ هُمْ فِى شَكٍّ مِّنْهَا بَلْ هُم مِّنْهَا عَمُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)bali daaraka 'ilmuhum fee l-'aakhirati bal hum fee shakkin minhaa bal hum minhaa 'amoon
DIN 31635bali dāraka ʿilmuhum fī l-ʾāḫirati bal hum fī šakkin minhā bal hum minhā ʿamūna
In fact, their knowledge of the Hereafter is confused. In fact, they are in doubt about it. In fact, they are blind to it.
Nay, but doth their knowledge reach to the Hereafter? Nay, for they are in doubt concerning it. Nay, for they cannot see it
nay, but their knowledge attains to somewhat of the hereafter; nay, but they are in doubt concerning it! nay, but they are blind
Yet they have attained to a knowledge of the life to come: - yet are they in doubt about it: - yet are they blind about it
However their knowledge attaineth some notion of the life to come: Yet they are in an uncertainty concerning the same; yea, they are blind as to the real curcumstances thereof
27:67 — the verse above
لَقَدْ وُعِدْنَا هَٰذَا نَحْنُ وَءَابَآؤُنَا مِن قَبْلُ إِنْ هَٰذَآ إِلَّآ أَسَٰطِيرُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)laqad wu'idnaa haadhaa nahnu wa'aabaa'unaa min qablu in haadhaa illaa asaateeru l-'awwaleen
DIN 31635laqad wuʿidnā hāḏā naḥnu waʾābāʾunā min qablu ʾin hāḏā ʾillā ʾasāṭīru l-ʾawwalīna
The translators word this verse differently
We were promised that before, we and our ancestors-these are nothing but legends of the ancients."
We were promised this, forsooth, we and our fathers. (All) this is naught but fables of the men of old
We were promised this, we and our fathers before us, this is nothing but old folks' tales
Of old have we been promised this, we and our sires of old it is but fables of the ancients
Verily we have been threatened with this, both we and our fathers, heretofore. This is no other than fables of the ancients
قُلْ سِيرُوا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ فَٱنظُرُوا۟ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَٰقِبَةُ ٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)qul seeroo fee l-'ardi faanzuroo kayfa kaana 'aaqibatu l-mujrimeen
DIN 31635qul sīrū fī l-ʾarḍi fānẓurū kayfa kāna ʿāqibatu l-muǧrimīna
The translators word this verse differently
Say, travel through the earth, and observe the fate of the guilty."
Say (unto them, O Muhammad): Travel in the land and see the nature of the sequel for the guilty
Say, 'Journey on through the land and see how was the end of the sinners
SAY: Go ye through the land, and see what hath been the end of the wicked
Say unto them, pass through the earth, and see what hath been the end of the wicked
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
وَقَالَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا أَإِذَا كُنَّا تُرَابًا وَآبَاؤُنَا أَئِنَّا لَمُخْرَجُونَ
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
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