Surah An-Nahl (النحل) • The Bee

Quran 16:117

16:117

مَتَـٰعٌ قَلِيلٌ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ

matāʿun qalīlun walahum ʿadhābun alīmun

[It is but] a brief enjoyment, and they will have a painful punishment.

— Saheeh International

they may have a little enjoyment, but painful punishment awaits them.

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

A passing brief enjoyment (will be theirs), but they will have a painful torment.

— Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali

Juz 14Page 280meccan

Word by Word

مَتَـٰعٌۭmatāʿunAn enjoyment
قَلِيلٌۭqalīlunlittle
وَلَهُمْwalahumand for them
عَذَابٌʿadhābun(is) a punishment
أَلِيمٌۭalīmunpainful