We appointed immortality for no mortal before thee. What! if thou diest, can they be immortal! — Al Anbiyaa 21:34 Pin
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وَمَا جَعَلْنَا لِبَشَرٍۢ مِّن قَبْلِكَ ٱلْخُلْدَ ۖ أَفَإِي۟ن مِّتَّ فَهُمُ ٱلْخَٰلِدُونَ

We appointed immortality for no mortal before thee. What! if thou diest, can they be immortal!

Al Anbiyaa 21:34

PICKTHALL ENGLISH MEANING

“We appointed immortality for no mortal before thee. What! if thou diest, can they be immortal!”

Arabic Quran text from the Tanzil Project, reproduced verbatim. English meaning by Marmaduke Pickthall. Translation is not a replacement for the Arabic Quran.

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