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Surah Aal-i-Imraan (3) — Ayah 185
كُلُّ نَفْسٍ ذَآئِقَةُ ٱلْمَوْتِ ۗ وَإِنَّمَا تُوَفَّوْنَ أُجُورَكُمْ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ ۖ فَمَن زُحْزِحَ عَنِ ٱلنَّارِ وَأُدْخِلَ ٱلْجَنَّةَ فَقَدْ فَازَ ۗ وَمَا ٱلْحَيَوٰةُ ٱلدُّنْيَآ إِلَّا مَتَـٰعُ ٱلْغُرُورِ ﴿185﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Everyone shall taste death. And only on the Day of Resurrection shall you be paid your wages in full. And whoever is removed away from the Fire and admitted to Paradise, he indeed is successful. The life of this world is only the enjoyment of deception (a deceiving thing).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
كُلُّ
kullu
Every
نَفْسٍۢ
nafsin
soul
ذَآئِقَةُ
dhāiqatu
(will) taste
ٱلْمَوْتِ ۗ
l-mawti
[the] death
وَإِنَّمَا
wa-innamā
and only
تُوَفَّوْنَ
tuwaffawna
you will be paid in full
أُجُورَكُمْ
ujūrakum
your reward
يَوْمَ
yawma
(on the) Day
ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ ۖ
l-qiyāmati
(of) [the] Resurrection
فَمَن
faman
Then whoever
زُحْزِحَ
zuḥ'ziḥa
is drawn away
عَنِ
ʿani
from
ٱلنَّارِ
l-nāri
the Fire
وَأُدْخِلَ
wa-ud'khila
and admitted
ٱلْجَنَّةَ
l-janata
(to) Paradise
فَقَدْ
faqad
then surely
فَازَ ۗ
fāza
he is successful
وَمَا
wamā
And not
ٱلْحَيَوٰةُ
l-ḥayatu
(is) the life
ٱلدُّنْيَآ
l-dun'yā
(of) the world
إِلَّا
illā
except
مَتَـٰعُ
matāʿu
enjoyment
ٱلْغُرُورِ
l-ghurūri
(of) delusion
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
185. 1. In this verse, firstly, the undeniable reality is stated that there is no escape from death. Secondly, that whoever has done good or bad in this world will be given full recompense for it. Thirdly, the criterion for success is mentioned: truly successful is the one who, while living in this world, pleased his Lord, as a result of which he is kept away from Hell and admitted into Paradise. Fourthly, it is stated that the life of this world is a means of deception; whoever escapes from its deception is fortunate, and whoever gets caught in its deception is unsuccessful and deprived.
