The Prophets 21:8

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Arabic English Morphology
وَمَا wamā
And not Prep
We made them V
جَسَدًا jasadan
bodies Noun
لَّا
not Prep
eating V
ٱلطَّعَامَ l-ṭaʿāma
the food Noun
وَمَا wamā
and not Prep
they were V
خَٰلِدِينَ khālidīna
immortals Noun

We did not give them bodies that ate no food, nor were they immortal

— Abdel Haleem

Arabic Text

وَمَا جَعَلۡنَـٰهُمۡ جَسَدࣰا لَّا یَأۡكُلُونَ ٱلطَّعَامَ وَمَا كَانُوا۟ خَـٰلِدِینَ ۝٨

wamā jaʿalnāhum jasadan lā yakulūna l-ṭaʿāma wamā kānū khālidīn