سُوْرَةُ النَّحْلِ
Surah An-Nahl (16) — Ayah 96
مَا عِندَكُمْ يَنفَدُ ۖ وَمَا عِندَ ٱللَّهِ بَاقٍ ۗ وَلَنَجْزِيَنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ صَبَرُوٓا۟ أَجْرَهُم بِأَحْسَنِ مَا كَانُوا۟ يَعْمَلُونَ ﴿96﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Whatever is with you, will be exhausted, and whatever is with Allâh (of good deeds) will remain. And those who are patient, We will certainly pay them a reward in proportion to the best of what they used to do.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
مَا
mā
Whatever
عِندَكُمْ
ʿindakum
(is) with you
يَنفَدُ ۖ
yanfadu
will be exhausted
وَمَا
wamā
and whatever
عِندَ
ʿinda
(is) with
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
Allah
بَاقٍۢ ۗ
bāqin
(will) be remaining
وَلَنَجْزِيَنَّ
walanajziyanna
And surely We will pay
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
صَبَرُوٓا۟
ṣabarū
(are) patient
أَجْرَهُم
ajrahum
their reward
بِأَحْسَنِ
bi-aḥsani
to (the) best
مَا
mā
(of) what
كَانُوا۟
kānū
they used (to)
يَعْمَلُونَ
yaʿmalūna
do
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran (Facilitation of the Quran) is a comprehensive Quran commentary by Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. Known for his eloquent and accessible writing style, Kilani authored this tafsir with a focus on clarity — making Quranic meanings understandable to the common reader. The tafsir provides detailed historical context for verses related to battles and expeditions, and firmly refutes modernist ideologies using strong scriptural evidence. It is widely regarded as an invaluable resource for understanding the Quran and countering deviant interpretations. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
Whatever you have will come to an end, but what is with Allah will remain. And We will surely reward those who are patient [100] according to the best of what they used to do.
[100] Those who are patient are those who do not sacrifice the high values and principles of Islam for worldly benefits, but rather sacrifice worldly benefits for the sake of principles. No matter how much wealth and how many worldly benefits there are, they are few, because all of them are destined to end and perish. However, the reward that will be received in the Hereafter for rejecting worldly benefits for the sake of principles will be much better, lasting, and eternal.
[100] Those who are patient are those who do not sacrifice the high values and principles of Islam for worldly benefits, but rather sacrifice worldly benefits for the sake of principles. No matter how much wealth and how many worldly benefits there are, they are few, because all of them are destined to end and perish. However, the reward that will be received in the Hereafter for rejecting worldly benefits for the sake of principles will be much better, lasting, and eternal.
