وَمَا جَعَلۡنَا لِبَشَرٖ مِّن قَبۡلِكَ ٱلۡخُلۡدَۖ أَفَإِيْن مِّتَّ فَهُمُ ٱلۡخَٰلِدُونَ ٣٤
And We did not grant to any man before you eternity [on earth]; so if you die - would they be eternal?
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
Word by word
Each word's meaning and sound
- وَمَاAnd notwamā
- جَعَلۡنَاWe madejaʿalnā
- لِبَشَرٖfor any manlibasharin
- مِّنbefore youmin
- قَبۡلِكَbefore youqablika
- ٱلۡخُلۡدَۖ[the] immortalityl-khul'da
- أَفَإِيْنso ifafa-in
- مِّتَّyou diemitta
- فَهُمُthen (would) theyfahumu
- ٱلۡخَٰلِدُونَlive foreverl-khālidūna
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.
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran