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Surah An-Nazi’at, Verse 38

سورة النازعات، الآية ٣٨

79:38 Juz 30 Hizb 59 Page 584 of the mushaf Meccan surah

Text of verse 79:38

وَءَاثَرَ ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنْيَا ۝٣٨

Transliteration

waāthara l-ḥayata l-dun'yā

Translation

And preferred the life of the world,

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Verse 38 of Surah An-Nazi’at (79:38), a Meccan surah, is in juz 30, on page 584 of the mushaf. Read it in Arabic with its transliteration, translations and tafsir, and listen to it recited by 74 reciters.

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Tafsir of verse 38

Al-Mukhtasar

And gave priority to the temporary worldly life over the everlasting afterlife.

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Other translations of verse 38

and preferred the life of this world,

And preferred the life of this world (by following his evil desires and lusts),

And chose the life of the world,

And had preferred the life of this world,

And prefers the life of this world,

And preferred the present life, (Literally: lowly life, i.e., the life of this world).

Verse 38 word by word

وَءَاثَرَ waāthara And preferred أ ث ر
ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ l-ḥayata the life ح ي ي
ٱلدُّنْيَا l-dun'yā (of) the world د ن و

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