Surah 87 · verse 16
Al-A'la 87:16
Sign in to listenبَلْ تُؤْثِرُونَ الْحَيَاةَ الدُّنْيَا
bal tu'thirun al-hayat ad-dunya
But you prefer the worldly life,
Saheeh International translation
Context in the surah
Verse 13Verse 16 Verse 17
ثُمَّ لَا يَمُوتُ فِيهَا وَلَا يَحْيَىٰ
Neither dying therein nor living.
Verse 14قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن تَزَكَّىٰ
He has certainly succeeded who purifies himself
Verse 15وَذَكَرَ اسْمَ رَبِّهِ فَصَلَّىٰ
And mentions the name of his Lord and prays.
بَلْ تُؤْثِرُونَ الْحَيَاةَ الدُّنْيَا
But you prefer the worldly life,
وَالْآخِرَةُ خَيْرٌ وَأَبْقَىٰ
While the Hereafter is better and more enduring.
Verse 18إِنَّ هَـٰذَا لَفِي الصُّحُفِ الْأُولَىٰ
Indeed, this is in the former scriptures,
Verse 19صُحُفِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَمُوسَىٰ
The scriptures of Abraham and Moses.