بَلْ تُؤْثِرُونَ ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنْيَا
But you prefer the worldly life,
bal tu'thirūna l-ḥayata l-dun'yā
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Al-A'la · verse 16 of 19
Surah Al-A'la, verse 16
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4 words1بَلْbalNay
2تُؤْثِرُونَtu'thirūnaYou prefer
3ٱلْحَيَوٰةَl-ḥayatathe life
4ٱلدُّنْيَاl-dun'yā(of) the world
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Read the whole surahقَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن تَزَكَّىٰ
He has certainly succeeded who purifies himself
وَذَكَرَ ٱسْمَ رَبِّهِۦ فَصَلَّىٰ
And mentions the name of his Lord and prays.
بَلْ تُؤْثِرُونَ ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنْيَا
But you prefer the worldly life,
وَٱلْـَٔاخِرَةُ خَيْرٌۭ وَأَبْقَىٰٓ
While the Hereafter is better and more enduring.
إِنَّ هَـٰذَا لَفِى ٱلصُّحُفِ ٱلْأُولَىٰ
Indeed, this is in the former scriptures,