Surah Ala Ayat 16 in Arabic Text
English Translation
Here you can read various translations of verse 16
But you prefer the worldly life,
Nay (behold), ye prefer the life of this world;
No; but you prefer the present life,
Nay, you prefer the life of this world;
But ye prefer the life of the world
No indeed, (but) you prefer the present life, (Literally: the lowly life, i.e., the life of this world).
Yet you [people] prefer the life of this world,
لیکن تم تو دنیا کی زندگی کو ترجیح دیتے ہو
Quran 87 Verse 16 Explanation
For those looking for commentary to help with the understanding of Surah Ala ayat 16, we’ve provided two Tafseer works below. The first is the tafseer of Abul Ala Maududi, the second is of Ibn Kathir.
Ala-Maududi
(87:16) No; but you prefer the present life,[16]
16. That is, O man, all your thoughts and endeavors are only for the world, its ease and comforts, its benefits and enjoyments. You regard whatever you gain here as the real gain and whatever you lose here as your real loss.
Ibn-Kathir
The tafsir of Surah Al-Ala verse 16 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Al-Ala ayat 14 which provides the complete commentary from verse 14 through 19.
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