Meccan·Surah 37

الصافات

Surah As-Saffat — Ayah 58

Those Ranged in Ranks

182 Ayahs·Verse 37:58
37:58

أَفَمَا نَحْنُ بِمَيِّتِينَ

Then, are we not to die

Context in Surah As-Saffat

Nearby ayahs help place verse 37:58 in sequence and meaning.

قَالَ تَٱللَّهِ إِن كِدتَّ لَتُرْدِينِ

He will say, "By Allah, you almost ruined me.

وَلَوْلَا نِعْمَةُ رَبِّى لَكُنتُ مِنَ ٱلْمُحْضَرِينَ

If not for the favor of my Lord, I would have been of those brought in [to Hell].

إِلَّا مَوْتَتَنَا ٱلْأُولَىٰ وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمُعَذَّبِينَ

Except for our first death, and we will not be punished?"

إِنَّ هَـٰذَا لَهُوَ ٱلْفَوْزُ ٱلْعَظِيمُ

Indeed, this is the great attainment.