Surah 79 · verse 38
An-Nazi'at 79:38
Sign in to listenوَآثَرَ الْحَيَاةَ الدُّنْيَا
wa-athara al-hayat ad-dunya
And preferred the life of the world,
Saheeh International translation
Context in the surah
يَوْمَ يَتَذَكَّرُ الْإِنسَانُ مَا سَعَىٰ
The Day when man will remember that for which he strove,
Verse 36وَبُرِّزَتِ الْجَحِيمُ لِمَن يَرَىٰ
And Hellfire will be exposed for [all] those who see -
Verse 37فَأَمَّا مَن طَغَىٰ
So as for he who transgressed
وَآثَرَ الْحَيَاةَ الدُّنْيَا
And preferred the life of the world,
فَإِنَّ الْجَحِيمَ هِيَ الْمَأْوَىٰ
Then indeed, Hellfire will be [his] refuge.
Verse 40وَأَمَّا مَنْ خَافَ مَقَامَ رَبِّهِ وَنَهَى النَّفْسَ عَنِ الْهَوَىٰ
But as for he who feared the position of his Lord and prevented the soul from [unlawful] inclination,
Verse 41فَإِنَّ الْجَنَّةَ هِيَ الْمَأْوَىٰ
Then indeed, Paradise will be [his] refuge.
