Surah Al-Anbiya 21:34 — translation and meaning
الأنبياء · Verse 34 / 112 · Page 324
ۖ وَمَا جَعَلْنَا لِبَشَرٍ مِّن قَبْلِكَ الْخُلْدَ أَفَإِن مِّتَّ فَهُمُ الْخَالِدُونَ
Word by Word
ۖ
وَمَا
wama
And not
جَعَلْنَا
ja'alna
We made
لِبَشَرٍ
libasharin
for any man
مِّن
min
before you
قَبْلِكَ
qablika
before you
الْخُلْدَ
al-khul'da
[the] immortality
أَفَإِن
afa-in
so if
مِّتَّ
mitta
you die
فَهُمُ
fahumu
then (would) they
الْخَالِدُونَ
al-khaliduna
live forever
Transliteration
Wa maa ja'alnaa libasharim min qablikal khuld; afaimmitta fahumul khaalidoon
Translation
And We did not grant to any man before you eternity [on earth]; so if you die - would they be eternal?
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
O Messenger, I have not given eternity in this life to any human before you. So if your life comes to an end in this life and you pass away, will they live forever after you? Never.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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