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