وَمَن نُّعَمِّرۡهُ نُنَكِّسۡهُ فِي ٱلۡخَلۡقِۚ أَفَلَا يَعۡقِلُونَ ٦٨
And he to whom We grant long life We reverse in creation;1 so will they not understand?
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
1 In his physical and mental capacity.
Word by word
Each word's meaning and sound
- وَمَنAnd (he) whomwaman
- نُّعَمِّرۡهُWe grant him long lifenuʿammir'hu
- نُنَكِّسۡهُWe reverse himnunakkis'hu
- فِيinfī
- ٱلۡخَلۡقِۚthe creationl-khalqi
- أَفَلَاThen will notafalā
- يَعۡقِلُونَthey use intellectyaʿqilūna
Tafsir
Whoever’s life I extend by lengthening his lifespan, I return him to the stage of weakness. Do they not think with their intellect and understand that this abode is not one of permanence and immortality and that the everlasting abode is that of the Hereafter!
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran