Quran 36:52 — Yaseen, verse 52
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
They will say, ‘Alas for us! Who has resurrected us from our resting places?’ [They will be told], ‘This is what the Lord of Mercy promised, and the messengers told the truth.’
قَالُوا يَا وَيْلَنَا مَنْ بَعَثَنَا مِنْ مَرْقَدِنَا ۜ ۗ هَـٰذَا مَا وَعَدَ الرَّحْمَـٰنُ وَصَدَقَ الْمُرْسَلُونَ
qālū yāwaylanā man baʿathanā min marqadinā hādhā mā waʿada l-raḥmānu waṣadaqa l-mur'salūna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- They say, 'Alas for us! Who roused us out of our sleeping place? This is what the All-merciful promised, and the Envoys spoke truly.'
- Muhammad Asad
- They will say: “Oh, woe unto us! Who has roused us from our sleep [of death]?” [Whereupon they will be told:] “This is what the Most Gracious has promised! And His message-bearers spoke the truth!”
- Sahih International
- They will say, "O woe to us! Who has raised us up from our sleeping place?" [The reply will be], "This is what the Most Merciful had promised, and the messengers told the truth."
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | قَالُوا۟qālū | They [will] say | قول |
| 2 | يَـٰوَيْلَنَاyāwaylanā | O woe to us | — |
| 3 | مَنۢman | Who | — |
| 4 | بَعَثَنَاbaʿathanā | has raised us | بعث |
| 5 | مِنmin | from | — |
| 6 | مَّرْقَدِنَا ۜ ۗmarqadinā | our sleeping place | رقد |
| 7 | هَـٰذَاhādhā | This (is) | — |
| 8 | مَاmā | What | — |
| 9 | وَعَدَwaʿada | (had) promised | وعد |
| 10 | ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنُl-raḥmānu | the Most Gracious | رحم |
| 11 | وَصَدَقَwaṣadaqa | and told (the) truth | صدق |
| 12 | ٱلْمُرْسَلُونَl-mur'salūna | the Messengers | رسل |