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Surah Al-Kahf, Ayah 46 (18:46)

ٱلْكَهْف

ٱلْمَالُ وَٱلْبَنُونَ زِينَةُ ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا ۖ وَٱلْبَٰقِيَٰتُ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتُ خَيْرٌ عِندَ رَبِّكَ …

Quran 18:46 is ayah 46 of Surah Al-Kahf (“The Cave”), a Meccan surah of 110 ayahs. It is in Juz 15, on page 299 of the Madani Mushaf.

18:46
ٱلْمَالُوَٱلْبَنُونَزِينَةُٱلْحَيَوٰةِٱلدُّنْيَا ۖوَٱلْبَٰقِيَٰتُٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتُخَيْرٌعِندَرَبِّكَثَوَابًاوَخَيْرٌأَمَلًا٤٦
al-mālu wal-banūna zīnatu l-ḥayati l-dun'yā wal-bāqiyātu l-ṣāliḥātu khayrun ʿinda rabbika thawāban wakhayrun amalan

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.(46)

Word by word

  1. ٱلْمَالُal-māluThe wealth
  2. وَٱلْبَنُونَwal-banūnaand children
  3. زِينَةُzīnatu(are) adornment
  4. ٱلْحَيَوٰةِl-ḥayati(of) the life
  5. ٱلدُّنْيَا ۖl-dun'yā(of) the world
  6. وَٱلْبَٰقِيَٰتُwal-bāqiyātuBut the enduring
  7. ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتُl-ṣāliḥātugood deeds
  8. خَيْرٌkhayrun(are) better
  9. عِندَʿindanear
  10. رَبِّكَrabbikayour Lord
  11. ثَوَابًاthawāban(for) reward
  12. وَخَيْرٌwakhayrunand better
  13. أَمَلًاamalan(for) hope

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