Surah Al-Kahf, ayah 46
ٱلْمَالُ وَٱلْبَنُونَ زِينَةُ ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا ۖ وَٱلْبَـٰقِيَـٰتُ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتُ خَيْرٌ عِندَ رَبِّكَ ثَوَابًا وَخَيْرٌ أَمَلًا
Wealth and children are [but] adornment of the worldly life. But the enduring good deeds are better to your Lord for reward and better for [one's] hope.
Al-Kahf · 18:46
Word by word
- ٱلْمَالُal-māluThe wealth
- وَٱلْبَنُونَwal-banūnaand children
- زِينَةُzīnatu(are) adornment
- ٱلْحَيَوٰةِl-ḥayati(of) the life
- ٱلدُّنْيَا ۖl-dun'yā(of) the world
- وَٱلْبَـٰقِيَـٰتُwal-bāqiyātuBut the enduring
- ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتُl-ṣāliḥātugood deeds
- خَيْرٌkhayrun(are) better
- عِندَʿindanear
- رَبِّكَrabbikayour Lord
- ثَوَابًۭاthawāban(for) reward
- وَخَيْرٌwakhayrunand better
- أَمَلًۭاamalan(for) hope
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