Surah Al-Kahf 18:104 — translation and meaning
الكهف · Verse 104 / 110 · Page 304
الَّذِينَ ضَلَّ سَعْيُهُمْ فِي الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا وَهُمْ يَحْسَبُونَ أَنَّهُمْ يُحْسِنُونَ صُنْعًا
Word by Word
الَّذِينَ
alladhina
Those
ضَلَّ
dalla
is lost
سَعْيُهُمْ
sa'yuhum
their effort
فِي
fi
in
الْحَيَاةِ
al-hayati
the life
الدُّنْيَا
al-dun'ya
(of) the world
وَهُمْ
wahum
while they
يَحْسَبُونَ
yahsabuna
think
أَنَّهُمْ
annahum
that they
يُحْسِنُونَ
yuh'sinuna
(were) acquiring good
صُنْعًا
sun'an
(in) work
Transliteration
Allazeena dalla sa'yuhum fil hayaatid dunyaa wa hum yahsaboona annahum yuhsinoona sun'aa
Translation
[They are] those whose effort is lost in worldly life, while they think that they are doing well in work."
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
Those who will see on the Day of Judgment that the effort they used to make in the world has gone to waste, whilst they thought they were doing well in their effort and that they will benefit from their actions. The reality was the exact opposite.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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