Meccan·Surah 56

الواقعة

Surah Al-Waqi'ah — Ayah 67

The Inevitable

96 Ayahs·Verse 56:67
56:67

بَلْ نَحْنُ مَحْرُومُونَ

Rather, we have been deprived."

Context in Surah Al-Waqi'ah

Nearby ayahs help place verse 56:67 in sequence and meaning.

لَوْ نَشَآءُ لَجَعَلْنَـٰهُ حُطَـٰمًا فَظَلْتُمْ تَفَكَّهُونَ

If We willed, We could make it [dry] debris, and you would remain in wonder,

إِنَّا لَمُغْرَمُونَ

[Saying], "Indeed, we are [now] in debt;

أَفَرَءَيْتُمُ ٱلْمَآءَ ٱلَّذِى تَشْرَبُونَ

And have you seen the water that you drink?

ءَأَنتُمْ أَنزَلْتُمُوهُ مِنَ ٱلْمُزْنِ أَمْ نَحْنُ ٱلْمُنزِلُونَ

Is it you who brought it down from the clouds, or is it We who bring it down?