Surah Al-Anbya (الأنبياء) • The Prophets

Quran 21:111

21:111

وَإِنْ أَدْرِى لَعَلَّهُۥ فِتْنَةٌ لَّكُمْ وَمَتَـٰعٌ إِلَىٰ حِينٍ

wa-in adrī laʿallahu fit'natun lakum wamatāʿun ilā ḥīnin

And I know not; perhaps it is a trial for you and enjoyment for a time."

— Saheeh International

I do not know: this [time] may well be a test for you, and enjoyment for a while.’

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

And I know not, perhaps it may be a trial for you, and an enjoyment for a while.

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

Juz 17Page 331meccan

Word by Word

وَإِنْwa-inAnd not
أَدْرِىadrīI know
لَعَلَّهُۥlaʿallahuperhaps it may be
فِتْنَةٌۭfit'natuna trial
لَّكُمْlakumfor you
وَمَتَـٰعٌwamatāʿunand an enjoyment
إِلَىٰilāfor
حِينٍۢḥīnina time