Say, “Flight will not benefit you, if you flee from death or killing, even then you will be given only brief enjoyment.”
Al-Ahzab 33:16
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قُلْ لَنْ يَنْفَعَكُمُ الْفِرَارُ إِنْ فَرَرْتُمْ مِنَ الْمَوْتِ أَوِ الْقَتْلِ وَإِذًا لَا تُمَتَّعُونَ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا
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Say, “Flight will not benefit you, if you flee from death or killing, even then you will be given only brief enjoyment.”
Say, "Running away won't help you. Even if you run from death or being killed, you'll only enjoy life for a little while."
Say, "Running away won't help you escape death or being killed. Even if you do escape, you'll only enjoy life for a short while."
Say, “Flight will not benefit you if you flee from death or killing, and even then you would enjoy only a little.”
Say, “Fleeing will not benefit you if you flee from death or killing. Even then, you will be given only brief enjoyment.”
Say, “Fleeing will not benefit you if you flee from death or killing. Even then, you will be given only brief enjoyment.”
Say, [O Muḥammad], "Never will fleeing benefit you if you should flee from death or killing; and then [if you did], you would not be given enjoyment [of life] except for a little."
Say (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم to these hypocrites who ask your permission to run away from you): "Flight will not avail you if you flee from death or killing and then you will enjoy no more than a little while!"
Say, “Fleeing will never benefit you if you try to flee from death or killing, even then you will only be left to enjoy life except for a little while.”
Say: "Running away will not profit you if ye are running away from death or slaughter; and even if (ye do escape), no more than a brief (respite) will ye be allowed to enjoy!"
Say: Flight will not avail you if ye flee from death or killing, and then ye dwell in comfort but a little while.
Say, "Flight shall not avail you: if you manage to escape from death or killing, you will enjoy life only for a short while."
(O Prophet), tell them: “If you run away from death or slaying, this flight will not avail you. You will have little time after that to enjoy (the pleasures of life).”
Say, ‘Flight will not avail you, if you flee from death, or from being killed, and then you will be let to enjoy only for a little while.’
Qul lan yanfaAAakumu alfiraru in farartum mina almawti awi alqatli waithan la tumattaAAoona illa qaleelan