Sura 16 Al-Nahl (The Bee), ayah 38
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وَأَقْسَمُوا بِاللَّهِ جَهْدَ أَيْمَانِهِمْ ۙ لَا يَبْعَثُ اللَّهُ مَنْ يَمُوتُ ۚ بَلَىٰ وَعْدًا عَلَيْهِ حَقًّا وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ
Translation by words
- وَأَقْسَمُوا۟
- And they swear
- بِٱللَّهِ
- by Allah
- جَهْدَ
- strongest
- أَيْمَٰنِهِمْ
- (of) their oaths,
- لَا
- Allah will not resurrect
- يَبْعَثُ
- Allah will not resurrect
- ٱللَّهُ
- Allah will not resurrect
- مَن
- (one) who
- يَمُوتُ
- dies.
- بَلَىٰ
- Nay,
- وَعْدًا
- (it is) a promise
- عَلَيْهِ
- upon Him
- حَقًّا
- (in) truth,
- وَلَٰكِنَّ
- but
- أَكْثَرَ
- most
- ٱلنَّاسِ
- (of) the mankind
- لَا
- (do) not
- يَعْلَمُونَ
- know.
And they swear by Allah their strongest oaths (that) Allah will not resurrect one who dies. But yes - (it is) a true promise (binding) upon Him, but most of the people do not know.
16:38
Translation: Saheeh International