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Al-Qasas 80

Ayah 80 of 88 · Meccan

وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُواْ ٱلۡعِلۡمَ وَيۡلَكُمۡ ثَوَابُ ٱللَّهِ خَيۡرٞ لِّمَنۡ ءَامَنَ وَعَمِلَ صَٰلِحٗاۚ وَلَا يُلَقَّىٰهَآ إِلَّا ٱلصَّٰبِرُونَ ٨٠

But those who had been given knowledge said, "Woe to you! The reward of Allāh is better for he who believes and does righteousness. And none are granted it except the patient."

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. وَقَالَBut saidwaqāla
  2. ٱلَّذِينَthose whoalladhīna
  3. أُوتُواْwere givenūtū
  4. ٱلۡعِلۡمَthe knowledgel-ʿil'ma
  5. وَيۡلَكُمۡWoe to youwaylakum
  6. ثَوَابُ(The) rewardthawābu
  7. ٱللَّهِ(of) Allahl-lahi
  8. خَيۡرٞ(is) betterkhayrun
  9. لِّمَنۡfor (he) wholiman
  10. ءَامَنَbelievesāmana
  11. وَعَمِلَand doeswaʿamila
  12. صَٰلِحٗاۚrighteous (deeds)ṣāliḥan
  13. وَلَاAnd notwalā
  14. يُلَقَّىٰهَآit is grantedyulaqqāhā
  15. إِلَّاexceptillā
  16. ٱلصَّٰبِرُونَ(to) the patient onesl-ṣābirūna

Tafsir

Those given knowledge said when they saw Qarun in his adornment and when they heard what his companions wished for: “Woe unto you! The reward of Allah in the afterlife and the pleasure He has prepared for those who bring faith and do good deeds is better than the worldly splendour given to Qarun”. And none are granted the ability to say this statement and act accordingly except the patient who persevere in preferring the reward with Allah over the temporary enjoyment of this world.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran