Surah Ar-Rum (الروم) • The Romans

Quran 30:7

30:7

يَعْلَمُونَ ظَـٰهِرًا مِّنَ ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا وَهُمْ عَنِ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ هُمْ غَـٰفِلُونَ

yaʿlamūna ẓāhiran mina l-ḥayati l-dun'yā wahum ʿani l-ākhirati hum ghāfilūna

They know what is apparent of the worldly life, but they, of the Hereafter, are unaware.

— Saheeh International

they only know the outer surface of this present life and are heedless of the life to come.

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

They know only the outside appearance of the life of the world (i.e. the matters of their livelihood, like irrigating or sowing or reaping, etc.), and they are heedless of the Hereafter.

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

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Word by Word

يَعْلَمُونَyaʿlamūnaThey know
ظَـٰهِرًۭاẓāhiran(the) apparent
مِّنَminaof
ٱلْحَيَوٰةِl-ḥayatithe life
ٱلدُّنْيَاl-dun'yā(of) the world
وَهُمْwahumbut they
عَنِʿaniabout
ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِl-ākhiratithe Hereafter
هُمْhum[they]
غَـٰفِلُونَghāfilūna(are) heedless