وَتَتَّخِذُونَ مَصَانِعَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَخْلُدُونَ
- EnglishSaheeh International
- And take for yourselves constructions [i.e., palaces and fortresses] that you might abide eternally?
- TamilJan Trust Foundation
- இன்னும், நீங்கள் நிரந்தரமாக இருப்போம் என்று, (அழகிய வேலைப்பாடுகள் மிக்க) மாளிகைகளை அமைத்துக் கொள்கின்றீர்களா?
- SinhalaRuwwad Center
- තවද නුඹලා සදා ජීවත් වීමට බලමින් මන්දිර තනා ගන්නෙහු ද?
- UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
- اور بڑی صنعت والے (مضبوط محل تعمیر) کر رہے ہو، گویا کہ تم ہمیشہ یہیں رہو گے.
- JapaneseRyoichi Mita
- またあなたがたは（永遠に）住もうとして，堅固な高楼を建てるのですか。
- ChineseMa Jian
- 以供游戏。你们设立一些堡垒，好象你们将永居尘世一样。
Tafsir of 26:129
Hud's preaching to His People `Ad Here Allah tells us about His servant and Messenger Hud, when he called his people `Ad. His people used to live in the Ahqaf, curved sand-hills near Hadramawt, on the borders of Yemen. They lived after the time of Nuh, as Allah says in Surat Al-A`raf: وَاذكُرُواْ إِذْ جَعَلَكُمْ خُلَفَآءَ مِن بَعْدِ قَوْمِ نُوحٍ وَزَادَكُمْ فِى الْخَلْقِ بَسْطَةً (And remember that He made you successors after the people of Nuh and increased you amply in stature) (7:69). This refers to the fact that they were physically strong and well-built, and very violent, and very tall; they had also been given a great deal of provisions, wealth, gardens, rivers, sons, crops and fruits. Yet despite all of that, they worshipped others besides Allah. So Allah sent Hud, one of their own, as a Messenger bringing them good news and delivering warnings. He called them to worship Allah alone, and he warned them of Allah's wrath and punishment if they were to go against him and treating him harshly.…
Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
