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Quran 2:96

Surah Al-Baqarah (The Cow), verse 96 of 286 · Juz 1

وَلَتَجِدَنَّهُمْ أَحْرَصَ ٱلنَّاسِ عَلَىٰ حَيَوٰةٍ وَمِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَشْرَكُوا۟ ۚ يَوَدُّ أَحَدُهُمْ لَوْ يُعَمَّرُ أَلْفَ سَنَةٍ وَمَا هُوَ بِمُزَحْزِحِهِۦ مِنَ ٱلْعَذَابِ أَن يُعَمَّرَ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ بَصِيرٌۢ بِمَا يَعْمَلُونَ

Translations of Quran 2:96
EnglishTalal Itani

You will find them, of all mankind, the most eager for life, even more than the polytheists. Every one of them wishes he could live a thousand years; but to be granted a long life will not nudge him from the punishment. Allah is Seeing of what they do.

EnglishPickthall, 1930

And thou wilt find them greediest of mankind for life and (greedier) than the idolaters. (Each) one of them would like to be allowed to live a thousand years. And to live (a thousand years) would be no means remove him from the doom. Allah is Seer of what they do.

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

her halde onları insanların hayata en harisı, müşriklerden de haris bulacaksın, her biri arzu eder ki bin sene mu'ammer olsa, halbuki mu'ammer olmak kendisini azabdan uzaklaştıracak değil Allah görüyor onlar neler yapıyorlar

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Tu les trouveras plus avides de vivre que tous les autres hommes, que les idolâtres même ; tel d’entre eux désire vivre mille ans ; mais il ne saura rien changer au supplice, par cela seulement qu’il aura vécu de longues années, car Dieu voit leurs actions.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

Gij zult vinden, dat juist zij, meer nog dan de afgodendienaars, dit leven vurig wenschen; ieder bidt dat hij duizend jaren moge leven. Maar al zou hij ook duizend jaren leven, dan nog zou hij de straf niet ontgaan want God ziet wat zij gedaan hebben.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Tu li troverai più avidi di vivere degli altri uomini, degli stessi idolatri: alcuno di loro desidera di vivere mille anni; ma non potrà sottrarsi al supplizio per la ragione di aver vissuto molti anni; poichè Dio vede le sue azioni.

Arabic: Tanzil Project. English: Translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com. Other translations: public domain editions, listed in Sources.