سورة الشُّعَرَاء

Surah Al-Shu‘arâ’ 26:129

The Poets · Verse 129 of 227

وَتَتَّخِذُونَ مَصَانِعَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَخْلُدُونَ

Abdul Mannan Omar

`And you raise fortresses in the hope that you will abide till long.

And do ye get for yourselves fine buildings in the hope of living therein (for ever)?

Erect palaces (thinking) that you will live for ever,

12 more translations

"And make for yourselves great castles (as if) hoping that you might live for ever;

And take ye for yourselves castles that haply ye may abide.

“And prefer strong palaces, that perhaps you may live for ever?”

And you make fortresses that you may abide.

`And do you erect palaces as if you will live for ever?

and make for yourselves mighty castles, [hoping] that you might become immortal?

And do you get for yourselves palaces (fine buildings) as if you will live therein for ever.

And seek ye out strongholds, that haply ye may last for ever?

and raise strong mansions as if you were to live forever?.

And you make strong fortresses that perhaps you may

You set up buildings as if you last forever.

And you make for yourselves mighty castles. Will you thus become immortal?