Ash-Shurá 42:36 فما اوتيتم من شيء فمتاع الحياة الدنيا وما عند الله خير وابقى للذين امنوا وعلى ربهم يتوكلون ٣٦
فَمَآ
أُوتِيتُم
مِّن
شَيۡءٖ
فَمَتَٰعُ
ٱلۡحَيَوٰةِ
ٱلدُّنۡيَاۚ
وَمَا
عِندَ
ٱللَّهِ
خَيۡرٞ
وَأَبۡقَىٰ
لِلَّذِينَ
ءَامَنُواْ
وَعَلَىٰ
رَبِّهِمۡ
يَتَوَكَّلُونَ
٣٦
Whatever ˹pleasure˺ you have been given is ˹no more than a fleeting˺ enjoyment of this worldly life. But what is with Allah is far better and more lasting for those who believe and put their trust in their Lord;
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran
So whatever thing you have been given - it is but [for] enjoyment of the worldly life. But what is with Allāh is better and more lasting for those who have believed and upon their Lord rely
— Saheeh International
Lee Tafsir
Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
The Attributes of Those Who deserve that which is with Allah
Here Allah points out the insignificance of this worldly life and its transient adornments and luxuries.
فَمَآ أُوتِيتُمْ مِّن شَىْءٍ فَمَتَعُ الْحَيَوةِ الدُّنْيَا
(So whatever you have been given is but (a passing) enjoyment for this worldl
…The Attributes of Those Who deserve that which is with Allah
Here Allah points out the insignificance of this worldly life and its transient adornments
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