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Al-Isra 21

Ayah 21 of 111 · Meccan

ٱنظُرۡ كَيۡفَ فَضَّلۡنَا بَعۡضَهُمۡ عَلَىٰ بَعۡضٖۚ وَلَلۡأٓخِرَةُ أَكۡبَرُ دَرَجَٰتٖ وَأَكۡبَرُ تَفۡضِيلٗا ٢١

Look how We have favored [in provision] some of them over others. But the Hereafter is greater in degrees [of difference] and greater in distinction.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. ٱنظُرۡSeeunẓur
  2. كَيۡفَhowkayfa
  3. فَضَّلۡنَاWe preferredfaḍḍalnā
  4. بَعۡضَهُمۡsome of thembaʿḍahum
  5. عَلَىٰoverʿalā
  6. بَعۡضٖۚothersbaʿḍin
  7. وَلَلۡأٓخِرَةُAnd surely the Hereafterwalalākhiratu
  8. أَكۡبَرُ(is) greaterakbaru
  9. دَرَجَٰتٖ(in) degreesdarajātin
  10. وَأَكۡبَرُand greaterwa-akbaru
  11. تَفۡضِيلٗا(in) excellencetafḍīlan

Tafsir

O Messenger, reflect about how we favoured some over others in the world in respect of provision and rank. Yet the Hereafter is greater in the disparity between the ranks of luxury than that of the world, and greater in favours, so a believer should be eager for that.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran