Quran 87:17 — Al-A'laa, verse 17
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
even though the Hereafter is better and more lasting.
وَالْآخِرَةُ خَيْرٌ وَأَبْقَىٰ
wal-ākhiratu khayrun wa-abqā
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- and the world to come is better, and more enduring.
- Muhammad Asad
- although the life to come is better and more enduring.
- Sahih International
- While the Hereafter is better and more enduring.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَٱلْـَٔاخِرَةُwal-ākhiratu | While the Hereafter | أخر |
| 2 | خَيْرٌۭkhayrun | (is) better | خير |
| 3 | وَأَبْقَىٰٓwa-abqā | and everlasting | بقي |