Surah As-Saaffaat (37) — Ayah 12

(Ayah 13,12) ➊ {بَلْ عَجِبْتَ :} Here, there is a question: what is the benefit of bringing {’’ بَلْ ‘‘} here? The answer is that in the previous verse, Allah Almighty commanded {’’ فَاسْتَفْتِهِمْ ‘‘} (ask them): "Is your creation more difficult or that which We have created?" The answer to this can only be that certainly all that Allah Almighty has mentioned at the beginning of this surah is more difficult than recreating man. Thus, the purpose of this question is nothing but to leave them speechless. Despite such clear arguments, why do these people deny the Resurrection? This is something that cannot be understood by a human, rather, O Prophet or O addressed one! You are astonished at this, and you should be astonished, because the matter itself is astonishing, as He said: « وَ اِنْ تَعْجَبْ فَعَجَبٌ قَوْلُهُمْ ءَاِذَا كُنَّا تُرٰبًا ءَاِنَّا لَفِيْ خَلْقٍ جَدِيْدٍ اُولٰٓىِٕكَ الَّذِيْنَ كَفَرُوْا بِرَبِّهِمْ وَ اُولٰٓىِٕكَ الْاَغْلٰلُ فِيْۤ اَعْنَاقِهِمْ وَ اُولٰٓىِٕكَ اَصْحٰبُ النَّارِ هُمْ فِيْهَا خٰلِدُوْنَ» [ الرعد : ۵ ] "And if you are astonished, then astonishing is their saying: 'When we have become dust, will we indeed be [brought] into a new creation?' Those are the ones who have disbelieved in their Lord, and those will have shackles upon their necks, and those are the companions of the Fire; they will abide therein eternally."
➋ {وَ يَسْخَرُوْنَ :} That is, you are astonished at them, and their condition is that when they are left speechless by arguments, they mock.