The Spider — Verse 64
29:64 · al-`Ankabut
The Spider 29:64
Text Analysis
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| Arabic | English | Morphology |
|---|---|---|
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وَمَا
wamā
|
And not | Prep |
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هَٰذِهِ
hādhihi
|
(is) this | Noun |
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ٱلْحَيَوٰةُ
l-ḥayatu
|
life | Noun |
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ٱلدُّنْيَآ
l-dun'yā
|
(of) the world | Noun |
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إِلَّا
illā
|
but | Prep |
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لَهْوٌ
lahwun
|
amusement | Noun |
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وَلَعِبٌ
walaʿibun
|
and play | Noun |
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وَإِنَّ
wa-inna
|
And indeed | Prep |
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ٱلدَّارَ
l-dāra
|
the Home | Noun |
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ٱلْءَاخِرَةَ
l-ākhirata
|
(of) the Hereafter | Noun |
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لَهِىَ
lahiya
|
surely, it | Noun |
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ٱلْحَيَوَانُ
l-ḥayawānu
|
(is) the life | Noun |
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لَوْ
law
|
if only | Prep |
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كَانُوا۟
kānū
|
they | V |
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يَعْلَمُونَ
yaʿlamūna
|
know | V |
The life of this world is merely an amusement and a diversion; the true life is in the Hereafter, if only they knew
— Abdel Haleem
Arabic Text
وَمَا هَـٰذِهِ ٱلۡحَیَوٰةُ ٱلدُّنۡیَاۤ إِلَّا لَهۡوࣱ وَلَعِبࣱۚ وَإِنَّ ٱلدَّارَ ٱلۡءَاخِرَةَ لَهِیَ ٱلۡحَیَوَانُۘ لَوۡ كَانُوا۟ یَعۡلَمُونَ ٦٤
wamā hādhihi l-ḥayatu l-dun'yā illā lahwun walaʿibun wa-inna l-dāra l-ākhirata lahiya l-ḥayawānu law kānū yaʿlamūn