Surah Ghafir (غافر) • The Forgiver

Quran 40:39

40:39

يَـٰقَوْمِ إِنَّمَا هَـٰذِهِ ٱلْحَيَوٰةُ ٱلدُّنْيَا مَتَـٰعٌ وَإِنَّ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةَ هِىَ دَارُ ٱلْقَرَارِ

yāqawmi innamā hādhihi l-ḥayatu l-dun'yā matāʿun wa-inna l-ākhirata hiya dāru l-qarāri

O my people, this worldly life is only [temporary] enjoyment, and indeed, the Hereafter - that is the home of [permanent] settlement.

— Saheeh International

My people, the life of this world is only a brief enjoyment; it is the Hereafter that is the lasting home.

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

"O my people! Truly, this life of the world is nothing but a (quick passing) enjoyment, and verily, the Hereafter that is the home that will remain forever."

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

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Word by Word

يَـٰقَوْمِyāqawmiO my people
إِنَّمَاinnamāOnly
هَـٰذِهِhādhihithis
ٱلْحَيَوٰةُl-ḥayatuthe life
ٱلدُّنْيَاl-dun'yā(of) the world
مَتَـٰعٌۭmatāʿun(is) enjoyment
وَإِنَّwa-innaand indeed
ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةَl-ākhiratathe Hereafter
هِىَhiyait
دَارُdāru(is the) home
ٱلْقَرَارِl-qarāri(of) settlement