Surah 26 · verse 129
Ash-Shu'ara 26:129
Sign in to listenوَتَتَّخِذُونَ مَصَانِعَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَخْلُدُونَ
wa-tattakhidhuna masani'a la'allakum takhludun
And take for yourselves palaces and fortresses that you might abide eternally?
Saheeh International translation
Context in the surah
فَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ
So fear Allah and obey me.
Verse 127وَمَا أَسْأَلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ أَجْرٍ ۖ إِنْ أَجْرِيَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ
And I do not ask you for it any payment. My payment is only from the Lord of the worlds.
Verse 128أَتَبْنُونَ بِكُلِّ رِيعٍ آيَةً تَعْبَثُونَ
Do you construct on every elevation a sign, amusing yourselves,
وَتَتَّخِذُونَ مَصَانِعَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَخْلُدُونَ
And take for yourselves palaces and fortresses that you might abide eternally?
وَإِذَا بَطَشْتُم بَطَشْتُمْ جَبَّارِينَ
And when you strike, you strike as tyrants.
Verse 131فَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ
So fear Allah and obey me.
Verse 132وَاتَّقُوا الَّذِي أَمَدَّكُم بِمَا تَعْلَمُونَ
And fear He who provided you with that which you know,