Surah An-Nahl 16:117 — translation and meaning
النحل · Verse 117 / 128 · Page 280
مَتَاعٌ قَلِيلٌ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ
Word by Word
مَتَاعٌ
mata'un
An enjoyment
قَلِيلٌ
qalilun
little
وَلَهُمْ
walahum
and for them
عَذَابٌ
adhabun
(is) a punishment
أَلِيمٌ
alimun
painful
Transliteration
Mata'un qaleelunw wa lahum 'azaabun aleem
Translation
[It is but] a brief enjoyment, and they will have a painful punishment.
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
They will have a brief and insignificant enjoyment by following their desires in the world and on the Day of Judgment they will receive a painful punishment.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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