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Surah 26. Ash-Shuara, Ayah 129

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وَتَتَّخِذُونَ مَصَانِعَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَخْلُدُونَ

Watattakhi th oona ma sa niAAa laAAallakum takhludoon a

and make for yourselves mighty castles, [hoping] that you might become immortal?⁵⁷

- Mohammad Asad

Are you building strong fortresses as if you are going to live here forever?

- Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik

and construct castles, as if you are going to live forever,

- Mustafa Khattab

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

- Marmaduke Pickthall

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

- Abdullah Yusuf Ali