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أَمۡوَٰتٌ غَيۡرُ أَحۡيَآءٖۖ وَمَا يَشۡعُرُونَ أَيَّانَ يُبۡعَثُونَ
Amwaatun ghairu ahyaaa'inw wa maa yash'uroona aiyaana yub'asoon
(They are things) dead, lifeless: nor do they know when they will be raised up.
— Al-Nahl (ٱلنَّحْل), 16:21
أَمۡوَٰتٌ غَيۡرُ أَحۡيَآءٖۖ وَمَا يَشۡعُرُونَ أَيَّانَ يُبۡعَثُونَTransliteration: Amwaatun ghairu ahyaaa'inw wa maa yash'uroona aiyaana yub'asoon
Translation (Yusuf Ali): (They are things) dead, lifeless: nor do they know when they will be raised up.
This is verse 21 of Surah Al-Nahl (ٱلنَّحْل, meaning "The Bees"), the 16th surah of the Quran. It is a Meccan surah with 128 total verses.