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Qur’an 18:46 Al-Kahf, verse 46
ٱلْمَالُ وَٱلْبَنُونَ زِينَةُ ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا ۖ وَٱلْبَٰقِيَٰتُ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتُ خَيْرٌ عِندَ رَبِّكَ ثَوَابًۭا وَخَيْرٌ أَمَلًۭا
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.
Translation: Saheeh International. Brackets mark words added for clarity.
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- Al-Kahf (18)
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Word by word
| Arabic | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ٱلْمَالُ | al-mālu | The wealth |
| وَٱلْبَنُونَ | wal-banūna | and children |
| زِينَةُ | zīnatu | (are) adornment |
| ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ | l-ḥayati | (of) the life |
| ٱلدُّنْيَا ۖ | l-dun'yā | (of) the world |
| وَٱلْبَـٰقِيَـٰتُ | wal-bāqiyātu | But the enduring |
| ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتُ | l-ṣāliḥātu | good deeds |
| خَيْرٌ | khayrun | (are) better |
| عِندَ | ʿinda | near |
| رَبِّكَ | rabbika | your Lord |
| ثَوَابًۭا | thawāban | (for) reward |
| وَخَيْرٌ | wakhayrun | and better |
| أَمَلًۭا | amalan | (for) hope |
In context
The verses around 18:46 in Al-Kahf.
- 18:44هُنَالِكَ ٱلْوَلَٰيَةُ لِلَّهِ ٱلْحَقِّ ۚ هُوَ خَيْرٌۭ ثَوَابًۭا وَخَيْرٌ عُقْبًۭاThere the authority is [completely] for Allah, the Truth. He is best in reward and best in outcome.
- 18:45وَٱضْرِبْ لَهُم مَّثَلَ ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا كَمَآءٍ أَنزَلْنَٰهُ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ فَٱخْتَلَطَ بِهِۦ نَبَاتُ ٱلْأَرْضِ فَأَصْبَحَ هَشِيمًۭا تَذْرُوهُ ٱلرِّيَٰحُ ۗ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍۢ مُّقْتَدِرًاAnd present to them the example of the life of this world, [its being] like rain which We send down from the sky, and the vegetation of the earth mingles with it and [then] it becomes dry remnants, scattered by the winds. And Allah is ever, over all things, Perfect in Ability.
- 18:47وَيَوْمَ نُسَيِّرُ ٱلْجِبَالَ وَتَرَى ٱلْأَرْضَ بَارِزَةًۭ وَحَشَرْنَٰهُمْ فَلَمْ نُغَادِرْ مِنْهُمْ أَحَدًۭاAnd [warn of] the Day when We will remove the mountains and you will see the earth prominent, and We will gather them and not leave behind from them anyone.
- 18:48وَعُرِضُوا۟ عَلَىٰ رَبِّكَ صَفًّۭا لَّقَدْ جِئْتُمُونَا كَمَا خَلَقْنَٰكُمْ أَوَّلَ مَرَّةٍۭ ۚ بَلْ زَعَمْتُمْ أَلَّن نَّجْعَلَ لَكُم مَّوْعِدًۭاAnd they will be presented before your Lord in rows, [and He will say], "You have certainly come to Us just as We created you the first time. But you claimed that We would never make for you an appointment."
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