ٱلْوَاقِعَة : ٤٧

  • وَكَانُواْ And they used (to)
  • يَقُولُونَ say
  • أَئِذَا When
  • مِتۡنَا we die
  • وَكُنَّا and become
  • تُرَابٗا dust
  • وَعِظَٰمًا and bones
  • أَءِنَّا will we
  • لَمَبۡعُوثُونَ surely be resurrected
And they used to say, "When we die and become dust and bones, are we indeed to be resurrected?
And they used to say, 'What! When we are dead and have become dust and bones, shall we indeed be resurrected? (in both instances [a-idhaa and a-innaa] the two hamzas may be read either by pronouncing them fully, or by not pronouncing the second, and in either case inserting an intervening alif).