Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad
AND [remind those who deny thee, O Prophet, that] never have We granted life everlasting to any mortal before thee: but do they, perchance, hope that although thou must die, they will live forever?”
M. M. Pickthall
We appointed immortality for no mortal before thee. What! if thou diest, can they be immortal
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
We granted not to any man before thee permanent life (here): if then thou shouldst die, would they live permanently
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
We have not granted immortality to any human before you ˹O Prophet˺: so if you die, will they live forever?
Safi Kaskas
[Prophet] We did not grant immortality to any human being before you, so if you die, would they live forever?
Wahiduddin Khan
We have not granted everlasting life to any human being before you; then if you [Muhammad] should die, will they live forever
Shakir
And We did not ordain abiding for any mortal before you. What! Then if you die, will they abide
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
And We assigned not to any mortal before thee immortality. If thou wert to die will they be ones who dwell forever?
T.B.Irving
We have not granted immortality to any human being before you; so if you should die, will they become immortal?
Abdul Hye
And We have not granted immortality to any human being before you (Muhammad), then if you die, will they (disbelievers) live forever?
The Study Quran
We have not ordained perpetual life for any human being before thee. So if thou diest, will they abide forever
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
We didn’t grant any human before you immortality. If you were to die, would they then be immortal?
Talal Itani (2012)
We did not grant immortality to any human being before you. Should you die, are they then the immortal
Dr. Kamal Omar
And We did not grant for a human being before you immortality. What then, if you died? Would they be those who continue to live
O Muhammad, We have not granted immortality to any human before you: so if you are to die, will these unbelievers live forever
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
And in no way did We make eternity to (Or: for) any mortal even before you. So, in case you die, are they then the eternal ones
Muhammad Sarwar
We made no mortal before you immortal. Will they become immortal after you die
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
We did not assign immortality to any human (even) before you. So, if you die, will they live for ever
Shabbir Ahmed
(All things in the Universe are but mortal). We have never granted everlasting life to any human before you. If you die, can they be immortal
Dr. Munir Munshey
We have never bestowed immortality upon any human, including you, (Oh Muhammad, SAW). So you will die! But will they live forever
Syed Vickar Ahamed
And we did not give permanent life to any man before you (in the world): Then if you should die, can they live permanently
And We did not grant to any man before you eternity [on earth]; so if you die - would they be eternal
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
And We did not give immortality to any human that came before you. If you are going to die, would they be immorta
Abdel Haleem
We have not granted everlasting life to any other human being before you either [Muhammad]- if you die, will [the disbelievers] live for ever
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
And We appointed not for any human being before thee immortality; if thou then diest, are they to be immortals
Ahmed Ali
We have given no man everlastingness before you. So then if you die, will they live ever after
Aisha Bewley
We did not give any human being before you immortality. And if you die, will they then be immortal?
Ali Ünal
We never granted everlasting life to any human being before you (O Messenger); so if you die, will they live forever
Ali Quli Qara'i
We did not give immortality to any human before you. If you are fated to die, will they live on forever
Hamid S. Aziz
We appointed immortality for no mortal before you. What! If you die, will they live on forever
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
And We did not make any human being immortal before you, so if you die then would they be the immortals?
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)
We did not grant to any person before you eternal life. If you must die, should they then live forever
Musharraf Hussain
In the past We didn’t make any human being who lived forever, so if you should die, will they live forever?
Maududi
(O Muhammad), We did not grant everlasting life to any human being even before you. If you were to die, will they live for ever
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
AndWe did not give immortality to any human being that came before you. If you are going to die, would they be immortal?
Mohammad Shafi
And We did not ordain immortality for any man before you. And so if you die, will they remain alive
Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
And We made not before you for any man to live forever in the world. Will they then if you pass away live forever?
We never decreed immortality for anyone before you; should you die, are they immortal?
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
We have never assigned immortality to a human before you, therefore, if you yourself die, will they live for ever
Maulana Muhammad Ali
And We granted abiding for ever to no mortal before thee. If thou diest, will they abide
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira
And We did not make/create to a human from before you the immortality , so if you died so they are the immortals
Bijan Moeinian
I have not made an immortal human being before you (Mohammad.) Now, if you die, will they live forever
Faridul Haque
And before you, We did not appoint on earth a never-ending life for any human; will they, if you depart, become immortal
Sher Ali
WE granted not everlasting life to any mortal before thee. If they shouldst die, shall they live here for ever
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
And We have not granted eternity to any human being before you (in the physical life of the world). So, if you pass away (from here), will they live forever
Amatul Rahman Omar
And We have not assigned to any human being before you an unusually prolonged life. If you should die shall they live unusually long while (here)
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali
And We granted not to any human being immortality before you (O Muhammad SAW), then if you die, would they live forever
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame
And We did not grant unto any human before you eternal life [of this world] so then if you die, are they going to live forever?
Munir Mezyed
And We never granted immortality to any human being before you. So if you die, will they live forever?
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher
And We did not give eternity to any human before you, so when you die, will they live forever?
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation
And never did We grant immortality to any human being before yousg . Should you die, are they then the immortal?
Linda “iLHam” Barto
We did not allow any person before you to live forever. If you [Prophet Muhammed] die, would they live forever?
Irving & Mohamed Hegab
We have not granted immortality to any human being before you; so if you should die, will they become immortal?
Samy Mahdy
And He is the one who created the night and the day, and the sun and the moon; each in an orbit are swimming.
Sayyid Qutb
Never have We granted life everlasting to any man before you. Should you yourself die, do they, perchance, hope to live forever?
Thomas Cleary
And We have not granted permanence to anyone before you. If then you will die, are they to be here forever?
Ahmed Hulusi
And We have not granted eternal life to any human before you! Can it be possible that you die and they live forever?
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli
And We appointed immortality for no man before you. Then if you die, can they be immortal
And never did We destine a human being before you O Muhammad to escape death or live forever -you are no exception-. Is it then that when you die they shall live forever
Mir Aneesuddin
And He it is Who created the night and the day and the sun and the moon, each one moves fast in an orbit.
The Wise Quran
And We made not immortality for mortals before you; so if you die, then will they be immortal?