سورة یسٓ
Surah Yâ Sîn 36:78
O Perfect Man! · Verse 78 of 83
وَضَرَبَ لَنَا مَثَلًا وَنَسِيَ خَلْقَهُ ۖ قَالَ مَنْ يُحْيِي الْعِظَامَ وَهِيَ رَمِيمٌ
Abdul Mannan Omar
And he coins strange things about Us and forgets his own creation. He says, `Who will quicken the dead bones to life when they are decayed?´
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
And he makes comparisons for Us, and forgets his own (origin and) Creation: He says, "Who can give life to (dry) bones and decomposed ones (at that)?
Ahmed Ali
And applies comparisons to Us, having forgotten his origin, and says: "Who can put life into decayed bones?"
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Ali Unal
And he coins a comparison for Us, having forgotten his own origin and creation, saying, "Who will give life to these bones when they have rotten away?"
Daryabadi
And he propoundeth for us a similitude, and forgetteth his creation, He saith: who shall quicken the bones when they are decayed?
Faridul Haque
And he invents an example for Us, while forgetting his own creation, saying, “Who is such that can revive the bones when they have completely rotted away?”
Maulana Muhammad Ali
And he strikes out a likeness for Us and forgets his own creation. Says he: Who will give life to bones, when they are rotten?
Maulvi Sher Ali
And he coins similitudes for US and forgets his own creation. He says, `Who can quicken the bones when they are decayed?'
Muhammad Asad
And [now] he [argues about Us, and] thinks of Us in terms of comparison, and is oblivious of how he himself was created! [And so] he says, "Who could give life to bones that have crumbled to dust?"
Muhammad Musin Khan
And he puts forth for Us a parable, and forgets his own creation. He says: "Who will give life to these bones when they have rotted away and became dust?"
Muhammad Pickthall
And he hath coined for Us a similitude, and hath forgotten the fact of his creation, saying: Who will revive these bones when they have rotted away?
Muhammad Sarwar
He questions Our Resurrection of him, but has forgotten his own creation. He has said, "Who will give life to the bones which have become ashes?"
Muhammed ali Shakir
And he strikes out a likeness for Us and forgets his own creation. Says he: Who will give life to the bones when they are rotten?
Rashad Khalifa
He raises a question to us - while forgetting his initial creation - "Who can resurrect the bones after they had rotted?"
Shabbir Ahmed
And he makes comparisons for Us and forgets the process of his own creation, saying, “Who will revive these bones when they have crumbled to dust?”