المال والبنون زينة الحياة الدنيا
Al-malu wal-banuna zinatu al-hayati ad-dunya (Surah Al-Kahf (18), verse 46) in transliteration: the verse in Arabic, in Latin letters and in English. Play the recitation to follow the pronunciation word by word.
Al-malu wal-banuna zinatu al-hayati ad-dunya: translation and explanation The whole of Surah Al-Kahf in transliteration
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Tajweed rules
ٱلْمَالُ وَٱلْبَنُونَ زِينَةُ ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا وَٱلْبَٰقِيَٰتُ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتُ خَيْرٌ عِندَ رَبِّكَ ثَوَابًا وَخَيْرٌ أَمَلًا ٤٦
al-mālu wal-banūna zīnatu l-ḥayati l-dun'yā wal-bāqiyātu l-ṣāliḥātu khayrun ʿinda rabbika thawāban wakhayrun amalan
46. Wealth and children are [but] adornment of the worldly life. But the enduring good deeds are better to your Lord792 for reward and better for [one's] hope.
[792] i.e., in His sight or evaluation.
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