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Quran 16:70

Surah An-Nahl (The Bee), verse 70 of 128 · Juz 14

وَٱللَّهُ خَلَقَكُمْ ثُمَّ يَتَوَفَّىٰكُمْ ۚ وَمِنكُم مَّن يُرَدُّ إِلَىٰٓ أَرْذَلِ ٱلْعُمُرِ لِكَىْ لَا يَعْلَمَ بَعْدَ عِلْمٍ شَيْـًٔا ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلِيمٌ قَدِيرٌ

Translations of Quran 16:70
EnglishTalal Itani

Allah created you; then He takes you away. Some of you will be brought back to the worst age, so that he will no longer know anything, after having acquired knowledge. Allah is Omniscient and Omnipotent.

EnglishPickthall, 1930

And Allah createth you, then causeth you to die, and among you is he who is brought back to the most abject stage of life, so that he knoweth nothing after (having had) knowledge. Lo! Allah is Knower, Powerful.

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Hem Allah sizi halketti, sonra sizi vefat ettiriyor, içinizden kimi de erzeli ömre reddolunuyor ki biraz ılimden sonra bir şey bilemez olsun, her halde Allah hem alîm hem kadîr

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Dieu vous a créés, et il vous recueillera chez lui. Tel d’entre vous parviendra à l’âge de décrépitude, au point qu’il ne saura rien de ce qu’il avait su. Dieu est savant et puissant.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

God heeft u geschapen, en hij zal u later doen sterven, en het leven van menigen uwer zal tot een uitgeleefden ouderdom verlengd worden, zoodat hij alles zal vergeten wat hij wist; want God is wijs en machtig.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Dio vi ha creati, e vi farà morire. Taluno di voi arriverà all’età decrepita, al punto che scorderà tutto ciò che avrà appreso. Dio è sapiente, e possente.

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