سُوْرَةُ اٰلِ عِمْرٰنَ
Surah Aal-i-Imraan (3) — Ayah 197
مَتَـٰعٌ قَلِيلٌ ثُمَّ مَأْوَىٰهُمْ جَهَنَّمُ ۚ وَبِئْسَ ٱلْمِهَادُ ﴿197﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
A brief enjoyment; then, their ultimate abode is Hell; and worst indeed is that place for rest.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
مَتَـٰعٌۭ
matāʿun
An enjoyment
قَلِيلٌۭ
qalīlun
little
ثُمَّ
thumma
then
مَأْوَىٰهُمْ
mawāhum
their abode
جَهَنَّمُ ۚ
jahannamu
(is) hell
وَبِئْسَ
wabi'sa
[and] a wretched
ٱلْمِهَادُ
l-mihādu
[the] resting place
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.
197. 1. That is, no matter how abundant the resources, comforts, and conveniences of the world may appear, in reality they are but a small provision, because ultimately they are destined to perish, and even before their perishing, those people themselves will perish who, in their pursuit of these, forget Allah and trample every kind of moral code and the limits set by Allah.
