Quran 18:46

Surah Al-Kahf, Verse 46

Verse 46 of 110 in Surah Al-Kahf (الكهف), chapter 18 of the Quran — in Arabic with Tamil, Sinhala and English translation, tafsir and MP3 recitation.

ٱلْمَالُ وَٱلْبَنُونَ زِينَةُ ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا ۖ وَٱلْبَـٰقِيَـٰتُ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتُ خَيْرٌ عِندَ رَبِّكَ ثَوَابًا وَخَيْرٌ أَمَلًا

EnglishSaheeh International
Wealth and children are [but] adornment of the worldly life. But the enduring good deeds are better to your Lord for reward and better for [one's] hope.
TamilJan Trust Foundation
செல்வமும், பிள்ளைகளும் இவ்வுலக வாழ்க்கையின் அலங்காரங்களேயாகும் என்றும் நிலைத்து நிற்கக் கூடிய நற்கருமங்களே உம்முடைய இறைவனிடத்தில் நன்மைப் பலனுடையவையாகவும், (அவனிடத்தில்) நம்பிக்கையுடன் ஆதரவு வைக்கத்தக்கவையாகவும் இருக்கின்றன.
SinhalaRuwwad Center
ධනය හා දරුවන් මෙලොව ජීවිතයේ අලංකාරයන් ය. (කවදත්) ශේෂව පවතින යහකම් නුඹගේ පරමාධිපති අබියස තිළිණ වශයෙන් උතුම් ය. බලාපොරොත්තු තැබීමෙන් ද උතුම්ය.
UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
مال واوﻻد تو دنیا کی ہی زینت ہے ، اور (ہاں) البتہ باقی رہنے والی نیکیاں تیرے رب کے نزدیک از روئے ﺛواب اور (آئنده کی) اچھی توقع کے بہت بہتر ہیں.
JapaneseRyoichi Mita
富と子女はこの世の生活の装飾である。だが永遠に残る善行こそは,主の御許では報奨において最も優れ,また希望(の基礎)としても最も優れたものである。
ChineseMa Jian
财产和后嗣是今世生活的装饰;常存的善功,在你的主看来,是报酬更好的,是希望更大的。

Tafsir of 18:46

The Parable of the Worldly Life Allah says: وَاضْرِبْ لَهُم (And mention) O Muhammad, to the people, مَثَلُ الْحَيَوةِ الدُّنْيَا (the parable of the worldly life), its transient nature and how it will eventually cease and come to an end. كَمَآءٍ أَنزَلْنَاهُ مِنَ السَّمَآءِ فَاخْتَلَطَ بِهِ نَبَاتُ الاٌّرْضِ (it is like the water which We send down from the sky, and the vegetation of the earth mingles with it,) It mingles with the seeds that are in the earth, so they grow and become good, producing bright, fresh flowers, then after that, فَأَصْبَحَ هَشِيمًا (it becomes dry and broken pieces,) withered up, تَذْرُوهُ الرِّياحُ (which the winds scatter.) tossing them about right and left. وَكَانَ اللَّهُ عَلَى كُلِّ شَىْءٍ مُّقْتَدِرًا (And Allah is able to do everything) He has the power to do this and that.…

Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)

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Quran 18:46 — Surah Al-Kahf Verse 46