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وَقَالُوٓاْ أَءِذَا كُنَّا عِظَٰمٗا وَرُفَٰتًا أَءِنَّا لَمَبۡعُوثُونَ خَلۡقٗا جَدِيدٗا
Unzur kaifa daraboo lakal amsaala fadalloo falaa yastatee'oona sabeelaa
They say: "What! when we are reduced to bones and dust, should we really be raised up (to be) a new creation?"
— Al-Isra' (ٱلْإِسْرَاء), 17:49
وَقَالُوٓاْ أَءِذَا كُنَّا عِظَٰمٗا وَرُفَٰتًا أَءِنَّا لَمَبۡعُوثُونَ خَلۡقٗا جَدِيدٗاTransliteration: Unzur kaifa daraboo lakal amsaala fadalloo falaa yastatee'oona sabeelaa
Translation (Yusuf Ali): They say: "What! when we are reduced to bones and dust, should we really be raised up (to be) a new creation?"
This is verse 49 of Surah Al-Isra' (ٱلْإِسْرَاء, meaning "The Night Journey"), the 17th surah of the Quran. It is a Meccan surah with 111 total verses.