أَإِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًا وَعِظَامًا أَإِنَّا لَمَدِينُونَ ٥٣
"'When we die and become dust and bones, shall we indeed receive rewards and punishments?'"
أَإِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًا وَعِظَامًا أَإِنَّا لَمَدِينُونَ ٥٣
"'When we die and become dust and bones, shall we indeed receive rewards and punishments?'"
قَالَ هَلْ أَنْتُمْ مُطَّلِعُونَ ٥٤
(A voice) said: "Would ye like to look down?"
فَاطَّلَعَ فَرَآهُ فِي سَوَاءِ الْجَحِيمِ ٥٥
He looked down and saw him in the midst of the Fire.
قَالَ تَاللَّهِ إِنْ كِدْتَ لَتُرْدِينِ ٥٦
He said: "By Allah! thou wast little short of bringing me to perdition!
وَلَوْلَا نِعْمَةُ رَبِّي لَكُنْتُ مِنَ الْمُحْضَرِينَ ٥٧
"Had it not been for the Grace of my Lord, I should certainly have been among those brought (there)!