We did not make them mere bodies that ate no food, nor were they immortal.
Al-Anbiya 21:8
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وَمَا جَعَلْنَاهُمْ جَسَدًا لَا يَأْكُلُونَ الطَّعَامَ وَمَا كَانُوا خَالِدِينَ
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We did not make them mere bodies that ate no food, nor were they immortal.
We didn't make those messengers bodies that didn't need food, and they didn't live forever.
We didn't make those messengers bodies that didn't need food, nor did they live forever.
We did not make them bodies that did not eat food, nor were they immortal.
We did not make them bodies that ate no food, nor were they immortal.
We did not make them bodies that ate no food, nor were they immortal.
And We did not make them [i.e., the prophets] forms not eating food, nor were they immortal [on earth].
And We did not create them (the Messengers, with) bodies that ate not food, nor were they immortals.
We did not give them bodies that needed no food, nor were they immortal.
Nor did We give them bodies that ate no food, nor were they exempt from death.
We gave them not bodies that would not eat food, nor were they immortals.
We did not give them bodies that needed no food, nor were they to live forever.
We did not endow the Messengers with bodies that would need no food; nor were they immortals.
We did not make them bodies that did not eat food, nor were they immortal.
Wama jaAAalnahum jasadan la yakuloona alttaAAama wama kanoo khalideena