you will find that of all mankind they are the greediest for life nay they are even greedier than the mushriks. each one of them longs to have a life of a thousand years but a long life can by no means remove them away from the scourge for allah is watching whatever they are doing.
ولتجدنهم أحرص الناس على حياة ومن الذين أشركوا يود أحدهم لو يعمر ألف سنة وما هو بمزحزحه من العذاب أن يعمر والله بصير بما يعملون