ٱعْلَمُوٓا۟
أَنَّمَا
ٱلْحَيَوٰةُ
ٱلدُّنْيَا
لَعِبٌۭ
وَلَهْوٌۭ
وَزِينَةٌۭ
وَتَفَاخُرٌۢ
بَيْنَكُمْ
وَتَكَاثُرٌۭ
فِى
ٱلْأَمْوَٰلِ
وَٱلْأَوْلَـٰدِ ۖ
كَمَثَلِ
غَيْثٍ
أَعْجَبَ
ٱلْكُفَّارَ
نَبَاتُهُۥ
ثُمَّ
يَهِيجُ
فَتَرَىٰهُ
مُصْفَرًّۭا
ثُمَّ
يَكُونُ
حُطَـٰمًۭا ۖ
وَفِى
ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ
عَذَابٌۭ
شَدِيدٌۭ
وَمَغْفِرَةٌۭ
مِّنَ
ٱللَّهِ
وَرِضْوَٰنٌۭ ۚ
وَمَا
ٱلْحَيَوٰةُ
ٱلدُّنْيَآ
إِلَّا
مَتَـٰعُ
ٱلْغُرُورِ
٢٠
Bear in mind that the present life is just a game, a diversion, an attraction, a cause of boasting among you, of rivalry in wealth and children. It is like plants that spring up after the rain: their growth at first delights the sowers, but then you see them wither away, turn yellow, and become stubble. There is terrible punishment in the next life as well as forgiveness and approval from God; the life of this world is only an illusory pleasure.
M.A.S. Abdel Haleem