Quran 40:39 — Al-Ghaafir, verse 39
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
My people, the life of this world is only a brief enjoyment; it is the Hereafter that is the lasting home.
يَا قَوْمِ إِنَّمَا هَـٰذِهِ الْحَيَاةُ الدُّنْيَا مَتَاعٌ وَإِنَّ الْآخِرَةَ هِيَ دَارُ الْقَرَارِ
yāqawmi innamā hādhihi l-ḥayatu l-dun'yā matāʿun wa-inna l-ākhirata hiya dāru l-qarāri
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- O my people, surely this present life is but a passing enjoyment; surely the world to come is the abode of stability.
- Muhammad Asad
- “O my people! This worldly life is but a brief enjoyment, whereas, behold, the life to come is the home abiding.
- Sahih International
- O my people, this worldly life is only [temporary] enjoyment, and indeed, the Hereafter - that is the home of [permanent] settlement.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | يَـٰقَوْمِyāqawmi | O my people | قوم |
| 2 | إِنَّمَاinnamā | Only | — |
| 3 | هَـٰذِهِhādhihi | this | — |
| 4 | ٱلْحَيَوٰةُl-ḥayatu | the life | حيي |
| 5 | ٱلدُّنْيَاl-dun'yā | (of) the world | دنو |
| 6 | مَتَـٰعٌۭmatāʿun | (is) enjoyment | متع |
| 7 | وَإِنَّwa-inna | and indeed | — |
| 8 | ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةَl-ākhirata | the Hereafter | أخر |
| 9 | هِىَhiya | it | — |
| 10 | دَارُdāru | (is the) home | دور |
| 11 | ٱلْقَرَارِl-qarāri | (of) settlement | قرر |