Know well that the life of this world is merely sport and diversion and adornment and an object of your boasting with one another, and a rivalry in the multiplication of riches and children. Its likeness is that of rain: when it produces vegetation it delights the tillers. But then it withers and you see it turn yellow, and then it crumbles away. In the Hereafter there is (either) grievous chastisement (or) forgiveness from Allah and (His) good pleasure. The life of this world is nothing but delusion.
بدانيد كه زندگى دنيا بازى و سرگرمى و زينت و فخرفروشى شما به يكديگر و فزون خواهى در اموال و فرزندان است. [مثل آنها] مثل بارانى است كه رويش [گياهان‌] آن كشاورزان را به شگفت آورد، سپس خشك و پژمرده شود و ببينى كه زرد گشته و آن‌گاه خاشاك شود، و در آخرت [د