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Sura 23
Aya 99
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حَتّىٰ إِذا جاءَ أَحَدَهُمُ المَوتُ قالَ رَبِّ ارجِعونِ

Yusuf Ali

(In Falsehood will they be)1 Until, when death comes to one of them, he says: “O my Lord! send me back2 (to life),-
  • This verse I think connects on with 23:90 above. Though God proclaims His Truth everywhere, the wicked cling to Falsehood until they face the reality of Death.
  • The verb for “send me back” is in the plural in Arabic, which is construed either (1) as an emphatic form, as if the singular were repeated, or (2) as a plural of respect, though such a plural is not ordinarily used in addressing God, or (3) as a plural addressed to the angels, after the address to God in “O my Lord!”