فَٱسۡتَفۡتِهِمۡ
أَهُمۡ
أَشَدُّ
خَلۡقًا
أَم
مَّنۡ
خَلَقۡنَآۚ
إِنَّا
خَلَقۡنَٰهُم
مِّن
طِينٖ
لَّازِبِۭ
١١

So ask them ˹O Prophet˺, which is harder to create: them or other marvels of Our creation?¹ Indeed, We created them from a sticky clay.²

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

37:12

بَلۡ

عَجِبۡتَ

وَيَسۡخَرُونَ

١٢

In fact, you are astonished ˹by their denial˺, while they ridicule ˹you˺.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

37:13

وَإِذَا

ذُكِّرُواْ

لَا

يَذۡكُرُونَ

١٣

When they are reminded, they are never mindful.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

37:14

وَإِذَا

رَأَوۡاْ

ءَايَةٗ

يَسۡتَسۡخِرُونَ

١٤

And whenever they see a sign, they make fun of it,

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

37:15

وَقَالُوٓاْ

إِنۡ

هَٰذَآ

إِلَّا

سِحۡرٞ

مُّبِينٌ

١٥

saying, “This is nothing but pure magic.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

37:16

أَءِذَا

مِتۡنَا

وَكُنَّا

تُرَابٗا

وَعِظَٰمًا

أَءِنَّا

لَمَبۡعُوثُونَ

١٦

When we are dead and reduced to dust and bones, will we really be resurrected?

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

37:17

أَوَءَابَآؤُنَا

ٱلۡأَوَّلُونَ

١٧

And our forefathers as well?”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

37:18

قُلۡ

نَعَمۡ

وَأَنتُمۡ

دَٰخِرُونَ

١٨

Say, “Yes! And you will be fully humbled.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

37:19

فَإِنَّمَا

هِيَ

زَجۡرَةٞ

وَٰحِدَةٞ

فَإِذَا

هُمۡ

يَنظُرُونَ

١٩

It will only take one Blast,¹ then at once they will see ˹it all˺.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

37:20

وَقَالُواْ

يَٰوَيۡلَنَا

هَٰذَا

يَوۡمُ

ٱلدِّينِ

٢٠

They will cry, “Oh, woe to us! This is the Day of Judgment!”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

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فَٱسۡتَفۡتِهِمۡأَهُمۡأَشَدُّخَلۡقًاأَممَّنۡخَلَقۡنَآۚإِنَّاخَلَقۡنَٰهُممِّنطِينٖلَّازِبِۭ١١

فَٱسۡتَفۡتِهِمۡ
أَهُمۡ
أَشَدُّ
خَلۡقًا
أَم
مَّنۡ
خَلَقۡنَآۚ
إِنَّا
خَلَقۡنَٰهُم
مِّن
طِينٖ
لَّازِبِۭ
١١