Surah Al-An'am — Verse 36

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۞ إِنَّمَا يَسْتَجِيبُ ٱلَّذِينَ يَسْمَعُونَ ۘ وَٱلْمَوْتَىٰ يَبْعَثُهُمُ ٱللَّهُ ثُمَّ إِلَيْهِ يُرْجَعُونَ

Innama yastajeebu allatheenayasmaAAoona walmawta yabAAathuhumu Allahuthumma ilayhi yurjaAAoon

Verse recitation

Translations of this verse 7

Saheeh International

Only those who hear will respond. But the dead - Allāh will resurrect them; then to Him they will be returned.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

Only those who can hear will respond; as for the dead, God will raise them up, and to Him they will all be returned.

Marmaduke Pickthall

Only those can accept who hear. As for the dead, Allah will raise them up; then unto Him they will be returned.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Those who listen (in truth), be sure, will accept: as to the dead, Allah will raise them up; then will they be turned unto Him.

Mufti Taqi Usmani

Only those respond who listen (to seek the truth). As for the dead, Allah shall raise them, after which they shall be returned to Him.

Al-Hilali & Khan

It is only those who listen (to the Message of Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم), will respond (benefit from it), but as for the dead (i.e. disbelievers), Allâh will raise them up, then to Him they will be returned (for their recompense).

Abul A'la Maududi (Tafhim)

Only they who listen can respond to the call of the Truth; as for the dead, Allah will raise them and then to Him they will be returned.