The life of this world is nothing but diversion and play, and the Home of the Hereafter is the Life, if they only knew.
Al-'Ankabut 29:64
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وَمَا هَٰذِهِ الْحَيَاةُ الدُّنْيَا إِلَّا لَهْوٌ وَلَعِبٌ ۚ وَإِنَّ الدَّارَ الْآخِرَةَ لَهِيَ الْحَيَوَانُ ۚ لَوْ كَانُوا يَعْلَمُونَ
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The life of this world is nothing but diversion and play, and the Home of the Hereafter is the Life, if they only knew.
This life is only play and fun. But the home in the Hereafter — that's the real life, if only they knew.
This worldly life is nothing but play and distraction. The life in the Hereafter — that's the real life, if only they knew.
This worldly life is nothing but diversion and play. The home of the Hereafter—that is truly the life. If only they knew.
This worldly life is nothing but diversion and play. But the Home of the Hereafter is the Real Life—if they only knew.
This worldly life is nothing but diversion and play. But the Home of the Hereafter is the Real Life—if they only knew.
And this worldly life is not but diversion and amusement. And indeed, the home of the Hereafter - that is the [eternal] life, if only they knew.
And this life of the world is only an amusement and a play! Verily, the home of the Hereafter - that is the life indeed (i.e. the eternal life that will never end), if they but knew.
The life of this world is nothing but amusement and play, and the Abode of the Hereafter is indeed the real life, if only they knew.
What is the life of this world but amusement and play? but verily the Home in the Hereafter,- that is life indeed, if they but knew.
This life of the world is but a pastime and a game. Lo! the home of the Hereafter - that is Life, if they but knew.
The life of this world is nothing but sport and a diversion. It is the life of the Hereafter which is the only true life, if they but knew it.
The present life is nothing but sport and amusement. The true life is in the Abode of the Hereafter; if only they knew.
The life of this world is nothing but diversion and play, but the abode of the Hereafter is indeed Life (itself), had they known!
Wama hathihi alhayatu alddunya illa lahwun walaAAibun wainna alddara alakhirata lahiya alhayawanu law kanoo yaAAlamoona