Surah Muhammad (محمد) • Muhammad

Quran 47:36

47:36

إِنَّمَا ٱلْحَيَوٰةُ ٱلدُّنْيَا لَعِبٌ وَلَهْوٌ ۚ وَإِن تُؤْمِنُوا۟ وَتَتَّقُوا۟ يُؤْتِكُمْ أُجُورَكُمْ وَلَا يَسْـَٔلْكُمْ أَمْوَٰلَكُمْ

innamā l-ḥayatu l-dun'yā laʿibun walahwun wa-in tu'minū watattaqū yu'tikum ujūrakum walā yasalkum amwālakum

[This] worldly life is only amusement and diversion. And if you believe and fear Allāh, He will give you your rewards and not ask you for your properties.

— Saheeh International

the life of this world is only a game, a pastime, but if you believe and are mindful of God, He will recompense you. He does not ask you to give up [all] your posses-sions-

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

The life of this world is but play and pastime; but if you believe (in the Oneness of Allâh - Islâmic Monotheism), and fear Allâh, and avoid evil, He will grant you your wages, and will not ask you your wealth.

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

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Word by Word

إِنَّمَاinnamāOnly
ٱلْحَيَوٰةُl-ḥayatuthe life
ٱلدُّنْيَاl-dun'yā(of) the world
لَعِبٌۭlaʿibun(is) play
وَلَهْوٌۭۚwalahwunand amusement
وَإِنwa-inAnd if
تُؤْمِنُوا۟tu'minūyou believe
وَتَتَّقُوا۟watattaqūand fear (Allah)
يُؤْتِكُمْyu'tikumHe will give you
أُجُورَكُمْujūrakumyour rewards
وَلَاwalāand not
يَسْـَٔلْكُمْyasalkumwill ask you
أَمْوَٰلَكُمْamwālakum(for) your wealth