Quran 18:46 — Al-Kahf, verse 46
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
Wealth and children are the attractions of this worldly life, but lasting good works have a better reward with your Lord and give better grounds for hope.
الْمَالُ وَالْبَنُونَ زِينَةُ الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا ۖ وَالْبَاقِيَاتُ الصَّالِحَاتُ خَيْرٌ عِنْدَ رَبِّكَ ثَوَابًا وَخَيْرٌ أَمَلًا
al-mālu wal-banūna zīnatu l-ḥayati l-dun'yā wal-bāqiyātu l-ṣāliḥātu khayrun ʿinda rabbika thawāban wakhayrun amalan
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Wealth and sons are the adornment of the present world; but the abiding things, the deeds of righteousness, are better with God in reward, and better in hope.
- Muhammad Asad
- Wealth and children are an adornment of this, world's life: but good deeds, the fruit whereof endures forever, are of far greater merit in thy Sustainer's sight, and a far better source of hope.
- Sahih International
- 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.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ٱلْمَالُal-mālu | The wealth | مول |
| 2 | وَٱلْبَنُونَwal-banūna | and children | بني |
| 3 | زِينَةُzīnatu | (are) adornment | زين |
| 4 | ٱلْحَيَوٰةِl-ḥayati | (of) the life | حيي |
| 5 | ٱلدُّنْيَا ۖl-dun'yā | (of) the world | دنو |
| 6 | وَٱلْبَـٰقِيَـٰتُwal-bāqiyātu | But the enduring | بقي |
| 7 | ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتُl-ṣāliḥātu | good deeds | صلح |
| 8 | خَيْرٌkhayrun | (are) better | خير |
| 9 | عِندَʿinda | near | عند |
| 10 | رَبِّكَrabbika | your Lord | ربب |
| 11 | ثَوَابًۭاthawāban | (for) reward | ثوب |
| 12 | وَخَيْرٌwakhayrun | and better | خير |
| 13 | أَمَلًۭاamalan | (for) hope | أمل |