Surah Ali 'Imran 3:197 — translation and meaning
آل عمران · Verse 197 / 200 · Page 76
ۚ مَتَاعٌ قَلِيلٌ ثُمَّ مَأْوَاهُمْ جَهَنَّمُ وَبِئْسَ الْمِهَادُ
Word by Word
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مَتَاعٌ
mata'un
An enjoyment
قَلِيلٌ
qalilun
little
ثُمَّ
thumma
then
مَأْوَاهُمْ
mawahum
their abode
جَهَنَّمُ
jahannamu
(is) hell
وَبِئْسَ
wabi'sa
[and] a wretched
الْمِهَادُ
al-mihadu
[the] resting place
Transliteration
Mataa'un qaleelun summa maawaahum Jahannam; wa bi'sal mihaad
Translation
[It is but] a small enjoyment; then their [final] refuge is Hell, and wretched is the resting place.
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
This world is a brief enjoyment that does not last. The destination they will return to on the Day of Judgement will be Hell – what a terrible resting place the fire of Hell is for them!
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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