أَوْ Or كَٱلَّذِى like the one who مَرَّ passed عَلَىٰ by قَرْيَةٍۢ a township وَهِىَ and it خَاوِيَةٌ (had) overturned عَلَىٰ on عُرُوشِهَا its roofs قَالَ He said أَنَّىٰ How يُحْىِۦ (will) bring to life هَـٰذِهِ this (town) ٱللَّهُ Allah بَعْدَ after مَوْتِهَا ۖ its death فَأَمَاتَهُ Then he was made to die ٱللَّهُ (by) Allah مِا۟ئَةَ (for) a hundred عَامٍۢ year(s) ثُمَّ then بَعَثَهُۥ ۖ He raised him قَالَ He said كَمْ How long لَبِثْتَ ۖ (have) you remained قَالَ He said لَبِثْتُ I remained يَوْمًا (for) a day أَوْ or بَعْضَ a part يَوْمٍۢ ۖ (of) a day قَالَ He said بَل Nay لَّبِثْتَ you (have) remained مِا۟ئَةَ one hundred عَامٍۢ year(s) فَٱنظُرْ Then look إِلَىٰ at طَعَامِكَ your food وَشَرَابِكَ and your drink لَمْ (they did) not يَتَسَنَّهْ ۖ change with time وَٱنظُرْ and look إِلَىٰ at حِمَارِكَ your donkey وَلِنَجْعَلَكَ and We will make you ءَايَةًۭ a sign لِّلنَّاسِ ۖ for the people وَٱنظُرْ And look إِلَى at ٱلْعِظَامِ the bones كَيْفَ how نُنشِزُهَا We raise them ثُمَّ then نَكْسُوهَا We cover them لَحْمًۭا ۚ (with) flesh فَلَمَّا Then when تَبَيَّنَ became clear لَهُۥ to him قَالَ he said أَعْلَمُ I know أَنَّ that ٱللَّهَ Allah عَلَىٰ (is) on كُلِّ every شَىْءٍۢ thing قَدِيرٌۭ All-Powerful ٢٥٩
Or [consider such an example] as the one who passed by a township which had fallen into ruin. He said, "How will Allāh bring this to life after its death?" So Allāh caused him to die for a hundred years; then He revived him. He said, "How long have you remained?" He [the man] said, "I have remained a day or part of a day." He said, "Rather, you have remained one hundred years. Look at your food and your drink; it has not changed with time. And look at your donkey; and We will make you a sign for the people. And look at the bones [of this donkey] - how We raise them and then We cover them with flesh." And when it became clear to him, he said, "I know that Allāh is over all things competent."
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