Surah As-Saaffaat · Ayah 53·Makkī

53

أَءِذَا أَءِنَّا ﴿٥٣﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

That when we have died and become dust and bones, we will indeed be recompensed?'"

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Tafsīr

No commentary indexed for this ayah yet.

Verse DNA · this āyah at a glance

Vocabulary and recitation are counted from the morphology and the Uthmani marks; commentary reports whether an authored tafsīr entry reaches this āyah. A structural read, not a judgement — a denser strip is not a weightier verse.

Vocabulary · 5 roots in 5 of 7 words

Recitation · 13 points across 4 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī8
  • Ghunnah2
  • Heavy rāʾ1
  • Ikhfāʾ2

Commentary

No tafsīr entry reaches this āyah yet — the interpretive layer covers a pilot, not the whole Book.

Shape

7 words · 33 letters · āyah 53 of 182

once in the Qurʾān2–10×11–50×51–300×300+×

Similar verses by meaning

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  • أَءِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًا وَعِظَٰمًا أَءِنَّا لَمَبْعُوثُونَ

    When we have died and become dust and bones, are we indeed to be resurrected?

  • قَالُوٓا۟ أَءِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًا وَعِظَٰمًا أَءِنَّا لَمَبْعُوثُونَ

    They said, "When we have died and become dust and bones, are we indeed to be resurrected?

  • أَءِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًا ذَٰلِكَ رَجْعٌۢ بَعِيدٌ

    When we have died and have become dust, [we will return to life]? That is a distant return."

  • وَكَانُوا۟ يَقُولُونَ أَئِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًا وَعِظَٰمًا أَءِنَّا لَمَبْعُوثُونَ

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

  • أَوَءَابَآؤُنَا ٱلْأَوَّلُونَ

    And our forefathers [as well]?"

  • وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوٓا۟ أَءِذَا كُنَّا تُرَٰبًا وَءَابَآؤُنَآ أَئِنَّا لَمُخْرَجُونَ

    And those who disbelieve say, "When we have become dust as well as our forefathers, will we indeed be brought out [of the graves]?

Verses built from the same roots

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Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 37:53?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 37:53 include Quran 37:16 (Surah As-Saaffaat), Quran 23:82 (Surah Al-Muminoon), Quran 50:3 (Surah Qaaf), and Quran 56:47 (Surah Al-Waaqia). For example, 37:16 reads: “When we have died and become dust and bones, are we indeed to be resurrected?” These are ranked by comparing translations of every verse in the Qurʾān, so they are a measure of similar wording and theme — not a tafsīr ruling.

What does Quran 37:53 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 37:53 (Surah As-Saaffaat, Those drawn up in Ranks) reads: “That when we have died and become dust and bones, we will indeed be recompensed?'"”

Which surah is verse 37:53 in?

Quran 37:53 is āyah 53 of Surah As-Saaffaat (Those drawn up in Ranks), chapter 37 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 182 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 37:53?

Tartīl presents Quran 37:53 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.