The Quran

سورة الحَجّ

Surah Al-Hajj 22:66

The Pilgrimage · Verse 66 of 78

وَهُوَ الَّذِي أَحْيَاكُمْ ثُمَّ يُمِيتُكُمْ ثُمَّ يُحْيِيكُمْ ۗ إِنَّ الْإِنْسَانَ لَكَفُورٌ

Abdul Mannan Omar

And it is He Who gave you life, then He will call you to death, then will He bring you back to life (again). The thing is, a human being is most ungrateful.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

It is He Who gave you life, will cause you to die, and will again give you life: Truly man is a most ungrateful creature!

Ahmed Ali

It is He who gives you life, then makes you die; then He will bring you back to life again. Man is surely most ungrateful.

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Ali Unal

It is He Who has given you life, then He causes you to die, then He will bring you to life again. However, humankind are really ungrateful.

Daryabadi

And He it is who gave you life and will thereafter cause you to die, and will thereafter give you life; verily man is ingrate.

Faridul Haque

And it is He Who gave you life, then will cause you to die, and will then revive you; indeed man is very ungrateful.

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And He it is Who brings you to life, then He causes you to die, then He brings you to life. Surely man is ungrateful.

Maulvi Sher Ali

And HE it is who gave you life, then HE will cause you to die, then HE will give you life again. Surely, man is most ungrateful.

Muhammad Asad

seeing that it is He who gave you life, and then will cause you to die, and then will bring you back to life: [but,] verily, bereft of all gratitude is man!

Muhammad Musin Khan

It is He, Who gave you life, and then will cause you to die, and will again give you life (on the Day of Resurrection). Verily! Man is indeed an ingrate.

Muhammad Pickthall

And He it is Who gave you life, then He will cause you to die, and then will give you life (again). Lo! man is verily an ingrate.

Muhammad Sarwar

It is He who has given you life, He will make you die and will make you live again. Surely the human being is ungrateful.

Muhammed ali Shakir

And He it is Who has brought you to life, then He will cause you to die, then bring you to life (again); most surely man is ungrateful.

Rashad Khalifa

He is the One who granted you life, then He puts you to death, then He brings you back to life. Surely, the human being is unappreciative.

Shabbir Ahmed

And He is the One Who gives you the gift of life, then He will cause you to die, and will then give you life again. Yet, ungrateful is man (not using the gift of life to its maximum potential).