ٱعْلَمُوٓا۟ أَنَّمَا ٱلْحَيَوٰةُ ٱلدُّنْيَا لَعِبٌۭ وَلَهْوٌۭ وَزِينَةٌۭ وَتَفَاخُرٌۢ بَيْنَكُمْ وَتَكَاثُرٌۭ فِى ٱلْأَمْوَٰلِ وَٱلْأَوْلَٰدِ ۖ كَمَثَلِ غَيْثٍ أَعْجَبَ ٱلْكُفَّارَ نَبَاتُهُۥ ثُمَّ يَهِيجُ فَتَرَىٰهُ مُصْفَرًّۭا ثُمَّ يَكُونُ حُطَٰمًۭا ۖ وَفِى ٱلْءَاخِرَةِ عَذَابٌۭ شَدِيدٌۭ وَمَغْفِرَةٌۭ مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ وَرِضْوَٰنٌۭ ۚ وَمَا ٱلْحَيَوٰةُ ٱلدُّنْيَآ إِلَّا مَتَٰعُ ٱلْغُرُورِ
Translation
Sahih International
Know that the life of this world is but amusement and diversion and adornment and boasting to one another and competition in increase of wealth and children - like the example of a rain whose [resulting] plant growth pleases the tillers; then it dries and you see it turned yellow; then it becomes [scattered] debris. And in the Hereafter is severe punishment and forgiveness from Allah and approval. And what is the worldly life except the enjoyment of delusion.
Word-by-Word Translation
ٱعْلَمُوٓا۟
Know
أَنَّمَا
that
ٱلْحَيَوٰةُ
the life
ٱلدُّنْيَا
(of) the world
لَعِبٌۭ
(is) play
وَلَهْوٌۭ
and amusement
وَزِينَةٌۭ
and adornment
وَتَفَاخُرٌۢ
and boasting
بَيْنَكُمْ
among you
وَتَكَاثُرٌۭ
and competition in increase
فِى
of
ٱلْأَمْوَٰلِ
the wealth
وَٱلْأَوْلَـٰدِ ۖ
and the children
كَمَثَلِ
like (the) example
غَيْثٍ
(of) a rain
أَعْجَبَ
pleases
ٱلْكُفَّارَ
the tillers
نَبَاتُهُۥ
its growth
ثُمَّ
then
يَهِيجُ
it dries
فَتَرَىٰهُ
and you see it
مُصْفَرًّۭا
turning yellow
ثُمَّ
then
يَكُونُ
becomes
حُطَـٰمًۭا ۖ
debris
وَفِى
And in
ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ
the Hereafter
عَذَابٌۭ
(is) a punishment
شَدِيدٌۭ
severe
وَمَغْفِرَةٌۭ
and forgiveness
مِّنَ
from
ٱللَّهِ
Allah
وَرِضْوَٰنٌۭ ۚ
and Pleasure
وَمَا
But not
ٱلْحَيَوٰةُ
(is) the life
ٱلدُّنْيَآ
(of) the world
إِلَّا
except
مَتَـٰعُ
(the) enjoyment
ٱلْغُرُورِ
(of) delusion
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