مَتَٰعٞ قَلِيلٞ ثُمَّ مَأۡوَىٰهُمۡ جَهَنَّمُۖ وَبِئۡسَ ٱلۡمِهَادُ ١٩٧
[It is but] a small enjoyment; then their [final] refuge is Hell, and wretched is the resting place.
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
Word by word
Each word's meaning and sound
- مَتَٰعٞAn enjoymentmatāʿun
- قَلِيلٞlittleqalīlun
- ثُمَّthenthumma
- مَأۡوَىٰهُمۡtheir abodemawāhum
- جَهَنَّمُۖ(is) hell jahannamu
- وَبِئۡسَ[and] a wretchedwabi'sa
- ٱلۡمِهَادُ[the] resting placel-mihādu
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!
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran