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Surah An-Nahl, ayah 117

مَتَـٰعٌ قَلِيلٌ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ

[It is but] a brief enjoyment, and they will have a painful punishment.

An-Nahl · 16:117

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  1. مَتَـٰعٌۭmatāʿunAn enjoyment
  2. قَلِيلٌۭqalīlunlittle
  3. وَلَهُمْwalahumand for them
  4. عَذَابٌʿadhābun(is) a punishment
  5. أَلِيمٌۭalīmunpainful

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