surah Al Imran aya 197 , English translation of the meaning Ayah.
﴿مَتَاعٌ قَلِيلٌ ثُمَّ مَأْوَاهُمْ جَهَنَّمُ ۚ وَبِئْسَ الْمِهَادُ﴾
[ آل عمران: 197]
3:197 [It is but] a small enjoyment; then their [final] refuge is Hell, and wretched is the resting place.
Tafsir Ibn Katheer in EnglishThis world is a brief enjoyment that does not last.
The destination they will return to on the Day of Judgement will be Hell – what a terrible resting place the fire of Hell is for them!
Muhammad Taqiud-Din alHilali
A brief enjoyment; then, their ultimate abode is Hell; and worst indeed is that place for rest.
phonetic Transliteration
MataAAun qaleelun thumma mawahum jahannamu wabisa almihadu
Abdullah Yusuf Ali - Translation
Little is it for enjoyment: Their ultimate abode is Hell: what an evil bed (To lie on)!
Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri
A brief enjoyment; then their ultimate abode is Hell; and worst indeed is that place for rest.
We try our best to translate, keeping in mind the Italian saying: "Traduttore, traditore", which means: "Translation is a betrayal of the original text".
3:197 [It is but] a small enjoyment; then their [final] refuge is Hell, translate in arabic
Almuntakhab Fi Tafsir Alquran Alkarim
Wicked men are not denied prosperity, but the pleasure it affords them is of short duration, and then punishment must follow conviction. They are destined to the abode in Hell and evil indeed is that abode
Tafseer Tafheem-ul-Quran by Syed Abu-al-A'la Maududi
(3:197) This is but a little enjoyment, then their destination is Hell -what an evil resting place!
[It is but] a small enjoyment; then their [final] refuge is Hell, meaning
[It is but] a small enjoyment; then their [final] refuge is Hell, meaning in Urdu
یہ محض چند روزہ زندگی کا تھوڑا سا لطف ہے، پھر یہ سب جہنم میں جائیں گے جو بدترین جائے قرار ہے
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