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Surah Al-Waqi'ah, ayah 47

وَكَانُوا۟ يَقُولُونَ أَئِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًا وَعِظَـٰمًا أَءِنَّا لَمَبْعُوثُونَ

And they used to say, "When we die and become dust and bones, are we indeed to be resurrected?

Al-Waqi'ah · 56:47

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  1. وَكَانُوا۟wakānūAnd they used (to)
  2. يَقُولُونَyaqūlūnasay
  3. أَئِذَاa-idhāWhen
  4. مِتْنَاmit'nāwe die
  5. وَكُنَّاwakunnāand become
  6. تُرَابًۭاturābandust
  7. وَعِظَـٰمًاwaʿiẓāmanand bones
  8. أَءِنَّاa-innāwill we
  9. لَمَبْعُوثُونَlamabʿūthūnasurely be resurrected

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