# Quran 16:21 — Surah Al-Nahl (The Bees), Verse 21

## Arabic (Uthmani script)
أَمۡوَٰتٌ غَيۡرُ أَحۡيَآءٖۖ وَمَا يَشۡعُرُونَ أَيَّانَ يُبۡعَثُونَ

## Arabic (IndoPak script)
اَمْوَاتٌ غَیْرُ اَحْیَآءٍ وَمَا یَشْعُرُوْنَ اَیَّانَ یُبْعَثُوْنَ 

## Transliteration
Amwaatun ghairu ahyaaa'inw wa maa yash'uroona aiyaana yub'asoon

## English Translation (Abdullah Yusuf Ali)
> (They are things) dead, lifeless: nor do they know when they will be raised up.

**Citation:** Quran, Surah Al-Nahl 16:21 · Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali, The Holy Qur'an: Text, Translation and Commentary (1934)

**Context:** Surah Al-Nahl is a meccan surah with 128 ayahs. Full surah: https://deen.global/quran/surah-al-nahl.md
Previous verse: https://deen.global/quran/16/20.md
Next verse: https://deen.global/quran/16/22.md
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