Surah Ash-Shu'ara 26:129 — translation and meaning
الشعراء · Verse 129 / 227 · Page 372
وَتَتَّخِذُونَ مَصَانِعَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَخْلُدُونَ
Word by Word
وَتَتَّخِذُونَ
watattakhidhuna
And take for yourselves
مَصَانِعَ
masani'a
strongholds
لَعَلَّكُمْ
la'allakum
that you may
تَخْلُدُونَ
takhluduna
live forever
Transliteration
Wa tattakhizoona masaani'a la'allakum takhludoon
Translation
And take for yourselves palaces and fortresses that you might abide eternally?
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
“And why do you build forts and palaces as if you were to live forever in this world, never to depart from it?”
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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