ٱعْلَمُوٓا۟ Know iʿ'lamū that annamā the life l-ḥayatu (of) the world l-dun'yā (is) play laʿibun and amusement walahwun and adornment wazīnatun and boasting watafākhurun among you baynakum and competition in increase watakāthurun of fī the wealth l-amwāli and the children wal-awlādi like (the) example kamathali (of) a rain ghaythin pleases aʿjaba the tillers l-kufāra its growth nabātuhu then thumma it dries yahīju and you see it fatarāhu turning yellow muṣ'farran then thumma becomes yakūnu debris ḥuṭāman And in wafī the Hereafter l-ākhirati (is) a punishment ʿadhābun severe shadīdun and forgiveness wamaghfiratun from mina Allah l-lahi and Pleasure wariḍ'wānun But not wamā (is) the life l-ḥayatu (of) the world l-dun'yā except illā (the) enjoyment matāʿu (of) delusion l-ghurūri
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 Allāh and approval. And what is the worldly life except the enjoyment of delusion.
سَابِقُوٓا۟ Race sābiqū to ilā (the) forgiveness maghfiratin from min your Lord rabbikum and a Garden wajannatin its width ʿarḍuhā (is) like (the) width kaʿarḍi (of) the heaven l-samāi and the earth wal-arḍi prepared uʿiddat for those who lilladhīna believe āmanū in Allah bil-lahi and His Messengers warusulihi That dhālika (is the) Bounty faḍlu (of) Allah l-lahi He gives yu'tīhi (to) whom man He wills yashāu And Allah wal-lahu (is) the Possessor of Bounty dhū (is) the Possessor of Bounty l-faḍli the Great l-ʿaẓīmi
Race [i.e., compete] toward forgiveness from your Lord and a Garden whose width is like the width of the heavens and earth, prepared for those who believed in Allāh and His messengers. That is the bounty of Allāh which He gives to whom He wills, and Allāh is the possessor of great bounty.