Quran 87:17

Surah Al-A'la, Verse 17

Verse 17 of 19 in Surah Al-A'la (الأعلى), chapter 87 of the Quran — in Arabic with Tamil, Sinhala and English translation, tafsir and MP3 recitation.

وَٱلْـَٔاخِرَةُ خَيْرٌ وَأَبْقَىٰٓ

EnglishSaheeh International: While the Hereafter is better and more enduring.
TamilJan Trust Foundation: ஆனால் மறுமை (வாழ்க்கை)யோ சிறந்ததாகும்; என்றும் நிலைத்திருப்பதும் ஆகும்.
SinhalaRuwwad Center: (මෙලොව ජීවිතයට වඩා) මතු ලොව උතුම් ය. තවද සදා පවතින්නකි.
UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi: اور آخرت بہت بہتر اور بہت بقا والی ہے.
JapaneseRyoichi Mita: 来世がもっと優れ，またもっと永遠なものであるのに。
ChineseMa Jian: 其实，後世是更好的，是更久长的。

Tafsir of 87:17

A Statement concerning the People of Success Allah says, قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن تَزَكَّى (Indeed whosoever purifies himself shall achieve success.) meaning, he purifies himself from despised characteristics and he follows what Allah has revealed to the Messenger ﷺ. وَذَكَرَ اسْمَ رَبِّهِ فَصَلَّى (And remembers the Name of his Lord, and performs Salah.) meaning, he establishes the prayer in its appointed time, seeking the pleasure of Allah, obedience to His command, and implementation of His Law. We have already reported from the Commander of the believers, `Umar bin `Abdul-`Aziz, that he used to command the people to give the Sadaqat Al-Fitr, and he would recite this Ayah: قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن تَزَكَّى - وَذَكَرَ اسْمَ رَبِّهِ فَصَلَّى (Indeed whosoever purifies himself shall achieve success. And remembers the Name of his Lord, and performs Salah.) Abu Al-Ahwas said, "If someone comes to any of you begging, and he wants to pray, then he should give charity (Zakah) before he prays. For verily, Allah the Exalted says, قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن تَزَكَّى - وَذَكَرَ اسْمَ رَبِّهِ فَصَلَّى (Indeed whosoever purifies himself shall achieve success.…

Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)