إِنَّ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ يُحِبُّونَ ٱلۡعَاجِلَةَ وَيَذَرُونَ وَرَآءَهُمۡ يَوۡمٗا ثَقِيلٗا ٢٧
Indeed, these [disbelievers] love the immediate and leave behind them 1 a grave Day.
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
1 i.e., neglect. The meaning may also be "leave ahead of them."
Word by word Each word's meaning and sound
إِنَّ Indeed inna هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ these hāulāi يُحِبُّونَ love yuḥibbūna ٱلۡعَاجِلَةَ the immediate l-ʿājilata وَيَذَرُونَ and leave wayadharūna وَرَآءَهُمۡ behind them warāahum يَوۡمٗا a Day yawman ثَقِيلٗا grave thaqīlan Tafsir Indeed, these idolaters love the worldly life and are greedy for it, leaving behind them the Day of Judgement which is a burdensome day due to the difficulties and tests in it.
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran
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