وَلِبُيُوتِهِمۡ أَبۡوَٰبٗا وَسُرُرًا عَلَيۡهَا يَتَّكِـُٔونَ
(43:34) and (silver) doors to their houses, and couches (of silver) upon
which they would recline;3
which they would recline;3
وَزُخۡرُفٗاۚ وَإِن كُلُّ ذَٰلِكَ لَمَّا مَتَٰعُ ٱلۡحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنۡيَاۚ وَٱلۡأٓخِرَةُ عِندَ رَبِّكَ لِلۡمُتَّقِينَ
(43:35) or that they be made of gold. Surely all this is only the enjoyment
of the life of the world. But (true prosperity) in the Hereafter with Your Lord
is only for the God-fearing.
of the life of the world. But (true prosperity) in the Hereafter with Your Lord
is only for the God-fearing.
وَمَن يَعۡشُ عَن ذِكۡرِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ نُقَيِّضۡ لَهُۥ شَيۡطَٰنٗا فَهُوَ لَهُۥ قَرِينٞ
(43:36) He who is negligent to remember the Merciful One,4 to
him We assign a satan as his boon companion,
him We assign a satan as his boon companion,
وَإِنَّهُمۡ لَيَصُدُّونَهُمۡ عَنِ ٱلسَّبِيلِ وَيَحۡسَبُونَ أَنَّهُم مُّهۡتَدُونَ
(43:37) and these satans hinder them from the Right Path, while he still
reckons himself to be rightly-guided.
reckons himself to be rightly-guided.
حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا جَآءَنَا قَالَ يَٰلَيۡتَ بَيۡنِي وَبَيۡنَكَ بُعۡدَ ٱلۡمَشۡرِقَيۡنِ فَبِئۡسَ ٱلۡقَرِينُ
(43:38) But when he comes to Us, he will say (to his satan): “Would that
there had been between me and you the distance as between the East and the West.
How evil a companion you were!”
there had been between me and you the distance as between the East and the West.
How evil a companion you were!”