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.