Surah Ash-Shu'ara 26:129
سُورَةُ الشُّعَرَاءِ · Meccan · Verse 129 of 227
وَتَتَّخِذُونَ مَصَانِعَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَخْلُدُونَ
Translation
Do you build fortresses because you hope to be immortal?
English translation: M.A.S. Abdel Haleem.
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