Surah Al-Hajj — Verse 66

The Pilgrimage · 22:66 · 66/78

وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِىٓ أَحْيَاكُمْ ثُمَّ يُمِيتُكُمْ ثُمَّ يُحْيِيكُمْ ۗ إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ لَكَفُورٌ

Wahuwa allathee ahyakumthumma yumeetukum thumma yuhyeekum inna al-insanalakafoor

Verse recitation

Translations of this verse 11

Saheeh International

And He is the one who gave you life; then He causes you to die and then will [again] give you life. Indeed, mankind is ungrateful.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

it is He who gave you [people] life, will cause you to die, then will give you life again- but man is ungrateful.

Marmaduke Pickthall

And He it is Who gave you life, then He will cause you to die, and then will give you life (again). Lo! man is verily an ingrate.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

It is He Who gave you life, will cause you to die, and will again give you life: Truly man is a most ungrateful creature!

Mufti Taqi Usmani

He is the One who gave life to you, then He brings death to you, then He will give you life (again). Surely, man is very ungrateful.

Al-Hilali & Khan

It is He, Who gave you life, and then will cause you to die, and will again give you life (on the Day of Resurrection). Verily man is indeed an ingrate.

Abul A'la Maududi (Tafhim)

And it is He Who has endowed you with life and it is He who causes you to die, and it is He Who will then resurrect you. Man is indeed extremely prone to denying the Truth.

Muhammad Asad — The Message of the Qur’an

seeing that it is He who gave you life, and then will cause you to die, and then will bring you back to life: [but,] verily, bereft of all gratitude is man!