Quran 6:36 — Al-An'aam, verse 36
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
Only those who can hear will respond; as for the dead, God will raise them up, and to Him they will all be returned.
إِنَّمَا يَسْتَجِيبُ الَّذِينَ يَسْمَعُونَ ۘ وَالْمَوْتَىٰ يَبْعَثُهُمُ اللَّهُ ثُمَّ إِلَيْهِ يُرْجَعُونَ
innamā yastajību alladhīna yasmaʿūna wal-mawtā yabʿathuhumu l-lahu thumma ilayhi yur'jaʿūna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Answer only will those who hear; as for the dead, God will raise them up, then unto Him they will be returned.
- Muhammad Asad
- Only they who listen [with their hearts] can respond to a call; and as for the dead [of heart], God [alone] can raise them from the dead, whereupon unto Him they shall return.
- Sahih International
- Only those who hear will respond. But the dead - Allāh will resurrect them; then to Him they will be returned.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ۞ إِنَّمَاinnamā | Only | — |
| 2 | يَسْتَجِيبُyastajību | respond | جوب |
| 3 | ٱلَّذِينَalladhīna | those who | — |
| 4 | يَسْمَعُونَ ۘyasmaʿūna | listen | سمع |
| 5 | وَٱلْمَوْتَىٰwal-mawtā | But the dead | موت |
| 6 | يَبْعَثُهُمُyabʿathuhumu | will resurrect them | بعث |
| 7 | ٱللَّهُl-lahu | Allah | أله |
| 8 | ثُمَّthumma | then | — |
| 9 | إِلَيْهِilayhi | to Him | — |
| 10 | يُرْجَعُونَyur'jaʿūna | they will be returned | رجع |