Surah 87 · verse 17
Al-A'la 87:17
Sign in to listenوَالْآخِرَةُ خَيْرٌ وَأَبْقَىٰ
wal-akhirat khayr wa-abqa
While the Hereafter is better and more enduring.
Saheeh International translation
Context in the surah
Verse 14Verse 17 Verse 18
قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن تَزَكَّىٰ
He has certainly succeeded who purifies himself
Verse 15وَذَكَرَ اسْمَ رَبِّهِ فَصَلَّىٰ
And mentions the name of his Lord and prays.
Verse 16بَلْ تُؤْثِرُونَ الْحَيَاةَ الدُّنْيَا
But you prefer the worldly life,
وَالْآخِرَةُ خَيْرٌ وَأَبْقَىٰ
While the Hereafter is better and more enduring.
إِنَّ هَـٰذَا لَفِي الصُّحُفِ الْأُولَىٰ
Indeed, this is in the former scriptures,
Verse 19صُحُفِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَمُوسَىٰ
The scriptures of Abraham and Moses.