وَمَن
نُّعَمِّرۡهُ
نُنَكِّسۡهُ
فِي
ٱلۡخَلۡقِۚ
أَفَلَا
يَعۡقِلُونَ
٦٨
He whom we bring unto old age, We reverse him in creation (making him go back to weakness after strength). Have ye then no sense?
— M. Pickthall
And he to whom We grant long life We reverse in creation;1 so will they not understand?
— Saheeh International
If We grant long life to any, We cause him to be reversed in nature: Will they not then understand?
— A. Yusuf Ali
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
Allah tells us that the longer the son of Adam lives, the more he becomes weak after being strong, and incapable after being able and active
This is like the Ayah:
اللَّهُ الَّذِى خَلَقَكُمْ مِّن ضَعْفٍ ثُمَّ جَعَلَ مِن بَعْدِ ضَعْفٍ قُوَّةٍ ثُمَّ جَعَلَ مِن بَعْدِ قُوَّةٍ ضَعْفاً وَشَيْبَةً يَخْلُقُ
…Allah tells us that the longer the son of Adam lives, the more he becomes weak after being strong, and incapable after being able and active
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