Quran 16:117 — An-Nahl, verse 117
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
they may have a little enjoyment, but painful punishment awaits them.
مَتَاعٌ قَلِيلٌ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ
matāʿun qalīlun walahum ʿadhābun alīmun
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- A little enjoyment, then for them awaits a painful chastisement.
- Muhammad Asad
- A brief enjoyment [may be theirs in this world] -but grievous suffering awaits them [in the life to come]!
- Sahih International
- [It is but] a brief enjoyment, and they will have a painful punishment.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | مَتَـٰعٌۭmatāʿun | An enjoyment | متع |
| 2 | قَلِيلٌۭqalīlun | little | قلل |
| 3 | وَلَهُمْwalahum | and for them | — |
| 4 | عَذَابٌʿadhābun | (is) a punishment | عذب |
| 5 | أَلِيمٌۭalīmun | painful | ألم |