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Surah Taa-Haa (20) — Ayah 131
وَلَا تَمُدَّنَّ عَيْنَيْكَ إِلَىٰ مَا مَتَّعْنَا بِهِۦٓ أَزْوَٰجًا مِّنْهُمْ زَهْرَةَ ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا لِنَفْتِنَهُمْ فِيهِ ۚ وَرِزْقُ رَبِّكَ خَيْرٌ وَأَبْقَىٰ ﴿131﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And strain not your eyes in longing for the things We have given for enjoyment to various groups of them (polytheists and disbelievers in the Oneness of Allâh), the splendour of the life of this world, that We may test them thereby. But the provision (good reward in the Hereafter) of your Lord is better and more lasting.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَلَا
walā
And (do) not
تَمُدَّنَّ
tamuddanna
extend
عَيْنَيْكَ
ʿaynayka
your eyes
إِلَىٰ
ilā
towards
مَا
mā
what
مَتَّعْنَا
mattaʿnā
We have given for enjoyment
بِهِۦٓ
bihi
[with it]
أَزْوَٰجًۭا
azwājan
pairs
مِّنْهُمْ
min'hum
of them
زَهْرَةَ
zahrata
(the) splendor
ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ
l-ḥayati
(of) the life
ٱلدُّنْيَا
l-dun'yā
(of) the world
لِنَفْتِنَهُمْ
linaftinahum
that We may test them
فِيهِ ۚ
fīhi
in it
وَرِزْقُ
wariz'qu
And (the) provision
رَبِّكَ
rabbika
(of) your Lord
خَيْرٌۭ
khayrun
(is) better
وَأَبْقَىٰ
wa-abqā
and more lasting
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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131. And do not even look towards the things We have given to different groups of people as adornment for the life of this world, so that We may test them through these things. The provision [97] of your Lord is better and more lasting.
[97]
The Broader Meaning of Sustenance:
Here, sustenance does not refer only to food and drink, but the word "rizq" is used in its broader sense, and it applies to every God-given blessing that can contribute to a person's development, whether physically or spiritually. That is, the Quran, the rank of Prophethood, great victories, and the highest ranks of the Hereafter that Allah has granted you. In comparison to these, what value does the provision and means of this short-lived worldly life have? Therefore, you should not even glance towards these worldly provisions or towards those who are engrossed in the world. Because the sustenance given by Allah in this way is better and more lasting in every respect.
[97]
The Broader Meaning of Sustenance:
Here, sustenance does not refer only to food and drink, but the word "rizq" is used in its broader sense, and it applies to every God-given blessing that can contribute to a person's development, whether physically or spiritually. That is, the Quran, the rank of Prophethood, great victories, and the highest ranks of the Hereafter that Allah has granted you. In comparison to these, what value does the provision and means of this short-lived worldly life have? Therefore, you should not even glance towards these worldly provisions or towards those who are engrossed in the world. Because the sustenance given by Allah in this way is better and more lasting in every respect.
