And they will say to their skins, “Why did you testify against us?” They will say, “Allah, who made all things speak, made us speak. It is He who created you the first time, and to Him you are returned.”
Fussilat 41:21
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وَقَالُوا لِجُلُودِهِمْ لِمَ شَهِدْتُمْ عَلَيْنَا ۖ قَالُوا أَنْطَقَنَا اللَّهُ الَّذِي أَنْطَقَ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ وَهُوَ خَلَقَكُمْ أَوَّلَ مَرَّةٍ وَإِلَيْهِ تُرْجَعُونَ
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And they will say to their skins, “Why did you testify against us?” They will say, “God, who made all things speak, made us speak. It is He who created you the first time, and to Him you are returned.”
They'll ask their skin, "Why did you speak against us?" Their skin will answer, "Allah made us speak, the One who makes everything speak. He created you the first time, and you'll return to Him."
They will say to their skins, "Why did you testify against us?" Their skins will reply, "Allah made us speak — He makes everything speak. He created you the first time, and to Him you are returned."
They will say to their skins, “Why did you testify against us?” They will say, “God gave us speech—He who gave speech to everything. He created you the first time, and to Him you are returned.”
And they will say to their skins, “Why did you testify against us?” They will say, “Allah, Who made everything speak, made us speak. He who created you the first time; and to Him, you will be returned.”
And they will say to their skins, “Why did you testify against us?” They will say, “God, Who made everything speak, made us speak. He who created you the first time; and to Him, you will be returned.”
And they will say to their skins, "Why have you testified against us?" They will say, "We were made to speak by Allāh, who has made everything speak; and He created you the first time, and to Him you are returned.
And they will say to their skins, "Why do you testify against us?" They will say: "Allâh has caused us to speak as He causes all things to speak: and He created you the first time, and to Him you are made to return."
They will say to their skins, “Why did you testify against us?” They will say, “It is Allah Who made us to speak, the One Who made everything speak. It is He Who created you the first time, and to Him you will be returned.
They will say to their skins: "Why bear ye witness against us?" They will say: "Allah hath given us speech,- (He) Who giveth speech to everything: He created you for the first time, and unto Him were ye to return.
And they say unto their skins: Why testify ye against us? They say: Allah hath given us speech Who giveth speech to all things, and Who created you at the first, and unto Whom ye are returned.
And they will ask their skins, "Why did you bear witness against us?" and their skins will reply, "God, who gives speech to all things, has given speech to us [as well], it was He who created you in the first instance and to Him you are [now] brought back,
They will ask their skins: “Why did you bear witness against us?” The skins will reply: “Allah gave us speech, as He gave speech to all others. He it is Who created you for the first time and it is to Him that you will be sent back.
They will say to their skins, ‘Why did you bear witness against us?’ They will say, ‘We were given speech by Allah, who gave speech to all things. He created you the first time, and you are being brought back to Him.
Waqaloo lijuloodihim lima shahidtum AAalayna qaloo antaqana Allahu allathee antaqa kulla shayin wahuwa khalaqakum awwala marratin wailayhi turjaAAoona