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 Surah Al-Kahf 18:45-46 [6/12]
  
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وَٱضْرِبْAnd present
لَهُمto them
مَّثَلَthe example
ٱلْحَيَوٲةِ(of) the life
ٱلدُّنْيَا(of) the world,
كَمَآءٍlike water
أَنزَلْنَـٰهُwhich We send down
مِنَfrom
ٱلسَّمَآءِthe sky,
فَٱخْتَلَطَthen mingles
بِهِۦwith it
نَبَاتُ(the) vegetation
ٱلْأَرْضِ(of) the earth
فَأَصْبَحَthen becomes
هَشِيمًاdry stalks,
تَذْرُوهُit (is) scattered
ٱلرِّيَـٰحُ‌ۗ(by) the winds.
وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُAnd Allah
عَلَىٰover
كُلِّevery
شَىْءٍthing
مُّقْتَدِرًا(is) All Able.
﴿٤٥﴾
ٱلْمَالُThe wealth
وَٱلْبَنُونَand children
زِينَةُ(are) adornment
ٱلْحَيَوٲةِ(of) the life
ٱلدُّنْيَا‌ۖ(of) the world.
وَٱلْبَـٰقِيَـٰتُBut the enduring
ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتُgood deeds
خَيْرٌ(are) better
عِندَnear
رَبِّكَyour Lord
ثَوَابًا(for) reward
وَخَيْرٌand better
أَمَلاً(for) hope.
﴿٤٦﴾


وَاضۡرِبۡ لَهُمۡ مَّثَلَ الۡحَيٰوةِ الدُّنۡيَا كَمَآءٍ اَنۡزَلۡنٰهُ مِنَ السَّمَآءِ فَاخۡتَلَطَ بِهٖ نَبَاتُ الۡاَرۡضِ فَاَصۡبَحَ هَشِيۡمًا تَذۡرُوۡهُ الرِّيٰحُ​ ؕ وَكَانَ اللّٰهُ عَلٰى كُلِّ شَىۡءٍ مُّقۡتَدِرًا‏  اَلۡمَالُ وَ الۡبَـنُوۡنَ زِيۡنَةُ الۡحَيٰوةِ الدُّنۡيَا​ ۚ وَالۡبٰقِيٰتُ الصّٰلِحٰتُ خَيۡرٌ عِنۡدَ رَبِّكَ ثَوَابًا وَّخَيۡرٌ اَمَلًا‏ 

Translation
(18:45) (O Prophet), propound to them the parable of the present life: it is like the vegetation of the earth which flourished luxuriantly when it mingled with the water that We sent down from the sky, but after that the same vegetation turned into stubble which the winds blew about. Allah alone has the power over all things.41 (18:46) Wealth and children are an adornment of the life of the world. But the deeds of lasting righteousness are the best in the sight of your Lord in reward, and far better a source of hope.

Commentary

41. Allah has power over everything. He gives life and also death, He causes the rise and the downfall. It is by His command that the seasons change. Therefore, O disbelievers, if you are enjoying prosperity today, you should be under no delusion that this condition will remain forever. That God, by Whose command these things have been bestowed on you, has the power to snatch away all this by another command.