Quran 28:77 — Al-Qasas, verse 77
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
Seek the life to come by means of what God has granted you, but do not neglect your rightful share in this world. Do good to others as God has done good to you. Do not seek to spread corruption in the land, for God does not love those who do this,’
وَابْتَغِ فِيمَا آتَاكَ اللَّهُ الدَّارَ الْآخِرَةَ ۖ وَلَا تَنْسَ نَصِيبَكَ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا ۖ وَأَحْسِنْ كَمَا أَحْسَنَ اللَّهُ إِلَيْكَ ۖ وَلَا تَبْغِ الْفَسَادَ فِي الْأَرْضِ ۖ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يُحِبُّ الْمُفْسِدِينَ
wa-ib'taghi fīmā ātāka l-lahu l-dāra l-ākhirata walā tansa naṣībaka mina l-dun'yā wa-aḥsin kamā aḥsana l-lahu ilayka walā tabghi l-fasāda fī l-arḍi inna l-laha lā yuḥibbu l-muf'sidīna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- but seek, amidst that which God has given thee, the Last Abode, and forget not thy portion of the present world; and do good, as God has been good to thee.' And seek not to work corruption in the earth; surely God loves not the workers of corruption.'
- Muhammad Asad
- Seek instead, by means of what God has granted thee, [the good of] the life to come, without forgetting, withal, thine own [rightful] share in this world; and do good [unto others] as God has done good unto thee; and seek not to spread corruption on earth: for, verily, God does not love the spreaders of corruption!”
- Sahih International
- But seek, through that which Allāh has given you, the home of the Hereafter; and [yet], do not forget your share of the world. And do good as Allāh has done good to you. And desire not corruption in the land. Indeed, Allāh does not like corrupters."
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَٱبْتَغِwa-ib'taghi | But seek | بغي |
| 2 | فِيمَآfīmā | through what | — |
| 3 | ءَاتَىٰكَātāka | Allah has given you | أتي |
| 4 | ٱللَّهُl-lahu | Allah has given you | أله |
| 5 | ٱلدَّارَl-dāra | the home | دور |
| 6 | ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةَ ۖl-ākhirata | (of) the Hereafter | أخر |
| 7 | وَلَاwalā | and (do) not | — |
| 8 | تَنسَtansa | forget | نسي |
| 9 | نَصِيبَكَnaṣībaka | your share | نصب |
| 10 | مِنَmina | of | — |
| 11 | ٱلدُّنْيَا ۖl-dun'yā | the world | دنو |
| 12 | وَأَحْسِنwa-aḥsin | And do good | حسن |
| 13 | كَمَآkamā | as | — |
| 14 | أَحْسَنَaḥsana | Allah has been good | حسن |
| 15 | ٱللَّهُl-lahu | Allah has been good | أله |
| 16 | إِلَيْكَ ۖilayka | to you | — |
| 17 | وَلَاwalā | And (do) not | — |
| 18 | تَبْغِtabghi | seek | بغي |
| 19 | ٱلْفَسَادَl-fasāda | corruption | فسد |
| 20 | فِىfī | in | — |
| 21 | ٱلْأَرْضِ ۖl-arḍi | the earth | أرض |
| 22 | إِنَّinna | Indeed | — |
| 23 | ٱللَّهَl-laha | Allah | أله |
| 24 | لَاlā | (does) not | — |
| 25 | يُحِبُّyuḥibbu | love | حبب |
| 26 | ٱلْمُفْسِدِينَl-muf'sidīna | the corrupters | فسد |