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Surah Al-Baqarah, ayah 259

أَوْ كَٱلَّذِى مَرَّ عَلَىٰ قَرْيَةٍ وَهِىَ خَاوِيَةٌ عَلَىٰ عُرُوشِهَا قَالَ أَنَّىٰ يُحْىِۦ هَـٰذِهِ ٱللَّهُ بَعْدَ مَوْتِهَا ۖ فَأَمَاتَهُ ٱللَّهُ مِا۟ئَةَ عَامٍ ثُمَّ بَعَثَهُۥ ۖ قَالَ كَمْ لَبِثْتَ ۖ قَالَ لَبِثْتُ يَوْمًا أَوْ بَعْضَ يَوْمٍ ۖ قَالَ بَل لَّبِثْتَ مِا۟ئَةَ عَامٍ فَٱنظُرْ إِلَىٰ طَعَامِكَ وَشَرَابِكَ لَمْ يَتَسَنَّهْ ۖ وَٱنظُرْ إِلَىٰ حِمَارِكَ وَلِنَجْعَلَكَ ءَايَةً لِّلنَّاسِ ۖ وَٱنظُرْ إِلَى ٱلْعِظَامِ كَيْفَ نُنشِزُهَا ثُمَّ نَكْسُوهَا لَحْمًا ۚ فَلَمَّا تَبَيَّنَ لَهُۥ قَالَ أَعْلَمُ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

Or [consider such an example] as the one who passed by a township which had fallen into ruin. He said, "How will Allāh bring this to life after its death?" So Allāh caused him to die for a hundred years; then He revived him. He said, "How long have you remained?" He [the man] said, "I have remained a day or part of a day." He said, "Rather, you have remained one hundred years. Look at your food and your drink; it has not changed with time. And look at your donkey; and We will make you a sign for the people. And look at the bones [of this donkey] - how We raise them and then We cover them with flesh." And when it became clear to him, he said, "I know that Allāh is over all things competent."

Al-Baqarah · 2:259

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  1. أَوْawOr
  2. كَٱلَّذِىka-alladhīlike the one who
  3. مَرَّmarrapassed
  4. عَلَىٰʿalāby
  5. قَرْيَةٍۢqaryatina township
  6. وَهِىَwahiyaand it
  7. خَاوِيَةٌkhāwiyatun(had) overturned
  8. عَلَىٰʿalāon
  9. عُرُوشِهَاʿurūshihāits roofs
  10. قَالَqālaHe said
  11. أَنَّىٰannāHow
  12. يُحْىِۦyuḥ'yī(will) bring to life
  13. هَـٰذِهِhādhihithis (town)
  14. ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah
  15. بَعْدَbaʿdaafter
  16. مَوْتِهَا ۖmawtihāits death
  17. فَأَمَاتَهُfa-amātahuThen he was made to die
  18. ٱللَّهُl-lahu(by) Allah
  19. مِا۟ئَةَmi-ata(for) a hundred
  20. عَامٍۢʿāminyear(s)
  21. ثُمَّthummathen
  22. بَعَثَهُۥ ۖbaʿathahuHe raised him
  23. قَالَqālaHe said
  24. كَمْkamHow long
  25. لَبِثْتَ ۖlabith'ta(have) you remained
  26. قَالَqālaHe said
  27. لَبِثْتُlabith'tuI remained
  28. يَوْمًاyawman(for) a day
  29. أَوْawor
  30. بَعْضَbaʿḍaa part
  31. يَوْمٍۢ ۖyawmin(of) a day
  32. قَالَqālaHe said
  33. بَلbalNay
  34. لَّبِثْتَlabith'tayou (have) remained
  35. مِا۟ئَةَmi-ataone hundred
  36. عَامٍۢʿāminyear(s)
  37. فَٱنظُرْfa-unẓurThen look
  38. إِلَىٰilāat
  39. طَعَامِكَṭaʿāmikayour food
  40. وَشَرَابِكَwasharābikaand your drink
  41. لَمْlam(they did) not
  42. يَتَسَنَّهْ ۖyatasannahchange with time
  43. وَٱنظُرْwa-unẓurand look
  44. إِلَىٰilāat
  45. حِمَارِكَḥimārikayour donkey
  46. وَلِنَجْعَلَكَwalinajʿalakaand We will make you
  47. ءَايَةًۭāyatana sign
  48. لِّلنَّاسِ ۖlilnnāsifor the people
  49. وَٱنظُرْwa-unẓurAnd look
  50. إِلَىilāat
  51. ٱلْعِظَامِl-ʿiẓāmithe bones
  52. كَيْفَkayfahow
  53. نُنشِزُهَاnunshizuhāWe raise them
  54. ثُمَّthummathen
  55. نَكْسُوهَاnaksūhāWe cover them
  56. لَحْمًۭا ۚlaḥman(with) flesh
  57. فَلَمَّاfalammāThen when
  58. تَبَيَّنَtabayyanabecame clear
  59. لَهُۥlahuto him
  60. قَالَqālahe said
  61. أَعْلَمُaʿlamuI know
  62. أَنَّannathat
  63. ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
  64. عَلَىٰʿalā(is) on
  65. كُلِّkullievery
  66. شَىْءٍۢshayinthing
  67. قَدِيرٌۭqadīrunAll-Powerful

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