Meccan·Surah 75

القيامة

Surah Al-Qiyamah — Ayah 35

The Resurrection

40 Ayahs·Verse 75:35
75:35

ثُمَّ أَوْلَىٰ لَكَ فَأَوْلَىٰٓ

Then woe to you, and woe!

Context in Surah Al-Qiyamah

Nearby ayahs help place verse 75:35 in sequence and meaning.

ثُمَّ ذَهَبَ إِلَىٰٓ أَهْلِهِۦ يَتَمَطَّىٰٓ

And then he went to his people, swaggering [in pride].

أَوْلَىٰ لَكَ فَأَوْلَىٰ

Woe to you, and woe!

أَيَحْسَبُ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ أَن يُتْرَكَ سُدًى

Does man think that he will be left neglected?

أَلَمْ يَكُ نُطْفَةً مِّن مَّنِىٍّ يُمْنَىٰ

Had he not been a sperm from semen emitted?