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He said: "Would you take what is immediate in exchange for what is better?

What, then, is the recompense of whoever among you acts thus, but disgrace in the present life?

Those are the ones who bought the present life at the price of the last life; so the punishment will not be lightened for them, and they will not be helped.

They have, in the present life, a disgrace,

We indeed chose him in the present life,

And among mankind, there is one who says: "Our Guardian, give us in the present life" — and he will have, in the last life, no allotment.

And among them, there is one who says: "Our Guardian, give us a good share in the present life, and a good share in the last life, and protect us from the punishment of the Fire."

And among mankind, there is one whose saying, on the present life, dazzles you, and who calls God to witness what is in his core, while he is the fiercest of quarrelers.

The present life has been embellished for those who disown, and they scoff at those who have believed;

And whoever among you renounces his Law, and dies while disowning — those are the ones whose works have collapsed, in the present life and in the last life,

Thus does God make the signs clear to you, perhaps you will reflect on the present life and on the last life.

That is more equitable with God, more upright for testimony, and closer to not doubting — except if it is an immediate trade that you conduct among yourselves: no blame then upon you for not writing it down.

That is the enjoyment of the present life;

Those are the ones whose works have collapsed, in the present life and in the last life,

whose attribute will be Al-Massih, Issa, son of Maryam, of high standing in the present life and in the last life, and among those brought near.

As for those who disowned, I will punish them with a severe punishment, in the present life and in the last life,

The example of what they spend in this present life is that of an icy wind, which strikes the tilth of a people who have wronged themselves, and annihilates it.

And whoever wants the requital of the present life, We give it to him;

God then gave them the requital of the present life, and the beautiful requital of the last life.

Among you, there were some who wanted the present life, and among you, there were some who wanted the last life;

And the present life is nothing but a deluding enjoyment.

That is closest to sparing you from being overburdened by the weight of a family too large to bear.

So let those fight in the way of God who sell the present life for the last life.

Say: "The enjoyment of the present life is little,

and do not say to one who offers you peace: "You are not a believer", seeking the fleeting goods of the present life; but, with God, there are abundant spoils.

So here you are, who argued in their favor in the present life; but who will argue with God in their favor on the Day of Appearance? Or who will be, for them, a trustee?

Whoever wants the requital of the present life — with God is the requital of the present life and of the last life.

That is for them a disgrace in the present life,

They have, in the present life, a disgrace,

That is closer to the testimony brought in its proper form, or to their fear that other oaths might be turned back after their oaths.

And they say: "There is nothing but our present life, and we will not be raised."

The present life is nothing but play and distraction;

And forsake those who have taken their Law for distraction and play, and whom the present life has deluded.

And it is He who sent down water from the sky, and We brought forth by it the vegetation of every kind, and We brought forth from it a greenery, from which We bring forth grain piled up, and, from the palm tree, from its spathe, bunches within reach, and gardens of vines, the olive and the pomegranate, resembling and not resembling.

and the present life deluded them, and they will bear witness against themselves that they were disowning.

Say: "It is, in the present life, for those who have believed — exclusive on the Day of Appearance."

They will say: "God has indeed prohibited both to those who disown, those who took their Law for distraction and play, and whom the present life deluded.

Those who took the calf, an anger from their Guardian will indeed accrue to them, as well as a humiliation in the present life.

And inscribe for us, in the present life, a good, as well as in the last life;

Then a posterity succeeded them, who inherited the Scripture, taking the fleeting goods of this lower world, and saying: "It will be forgiven us"; and if a similar good comes to them again, they take it.

When you were on the nearer side, and they were on the farther side, and the cavalry was lower than you.

You wanted the fleeting goods of the present life,

Are you satisfied with the present life rather than the last life?

The enjoyment of the present life, compared with the last life, is but little.

God wants only, through this, to punish them in the present life, and that their Selves depart while they disown.

Those are the ones whose works have collapsed, in the present life and in the last life;

but if they turn their backs, God will punish them with a painful punishment, in the present life and in the last life,

God wants only, through this, to punish them in the present life, and that their Selves depart while they disown.

Indeed, those who do not hope for Our meeting, who were content with the present life and were calmed by it, and those who are heedless of Our signs — those are the ones whose resort will be the Fire, for what they used to earn.

an enjoyment of the present life;

The example of the present life is that of water which We send down from the sky, and which mixes

To them the good tidings, in the present life and in the last life.

An enjoyment in the present life,

And Moussa said: "Our Guardian, You have given Fir'awn and his court adornment and goods in the present life,

Was there ever a city that believed and whose faith benefited it — except the people of Younes! When they believed, We removed from them the punishment of disgrace in the present life, and We granted them enjoyment for a time.

Whoever wants the present life and its adornment, We faithfully repay him for his works therein, and he will not be shortchanged in it:

And they were pursued, in the present life, by a curse, and on the Day of Appearance too:

Originator of the heavens and the earth, You are my protector in the present life and in the last life: keep me faithfully, true to You alone, and join me with those who are sound."

and they rejoice in the present life,

while the present life, compared to the last life, is only enjoyment.

There is for them a punishment in the present life,

those who love the present life more than the last life, who bar from God's way and seek to make it crooked: those are the ones in far error.

God makes firm those who believe by the firm saying, in the present life and in the last life,

For those who do good, in the present life, there is beauty;

And those who emigrated for God, after having been wronged, We shall surely settle them in a fine position in the present life;

That, because they loved the present life more than the last life, and because God does not guide the people who disown.

And We gave him, in the present life, good;

and do not let your eyes pass beyond them, wanting the adornment of the present life;

And multiply for them the example of the present life: it is like water that We send down from the sky; the vegetation of the earth mixes with it, then it becomes chaff scattered by the winds —

Goods and sons are the adornment of the present life;

Say: "Shall I inform you of those who are the greatest losers in their works — those whose effort has gone astray in the present life, while they think they are doing well?"

you decide only over the present life.

And do not stretch your eyes toward what We have granted some pairs among them to enjoy — the glitter of the present life — that We may try them therein;

He has, in the present life, a disgrace,

And among mankind is he who obeys God in a skewed manner: if good betides him, he is calmed by it, but if a trial strikes him, he turns back on his face — losing both the present life and the last life.

Whoever presumes that God will never help him in the present life and the last life, let him extend a link toward the sky, then let him pull back from it, then let him wait and look whether his scheme removes what enrages him.

And the court of his people, those who disowned and denied the meeting of the last life, and to whom We had given affluence in the present life, said: "This is nothing but a human like you, who eats of what you eat and drinks of what you drink; and if you defer to a human like you, you will then surely be losers. Does he promise you that, once dead and become earth and bones, you will be brought out? Far, far indeed is what you are promised! There is nothing but our present life, we die and we live, and we will not be raised up! He is nothing but a man who has invented a lie against God, and we will not give him credit."

And were it not for the favor of God upon you and His benevolence, in the present life and the last life, an immense punishment would have touched you for what you indulged in, when you received it with your tongues and said with your mouths that of which you had no knowledge, deeming it trivial while it is, in the sight of God, immense.

Those who love that indecency should spread among those who believe will indeed have a painful punishment, in the present life and the last life,

Those who accuse women protected by the marital bond, unwitting, believing, are indeed cursed in the present life and the last life, and they will have an immense punishment, on the day when their tongues, their hands, and their feet will testify against them for what they used to do.

And do not compel your young women to prostitution, if they wish to be protected, seeking merely the goods of the present life.

And We made a curse follow them in the present life,

Whatever you have been given is but enjoyment of the present life and its adornment;

Is one to whom We made a fine promise, which he will meet, comparable to one whom We let enjoy the present life, who will then, on the Day of Appearance, be among those brought forth?

without forgetting your portion of the present life;

Those who wanted the present life said: "Ah, if only we had the like of what has been given to Qaroon! He surely has an immense share."

And he said: "You have taken idols, besides God, only out of mutual affection among yourselves in the present life;

and We gave him his reward in the present life,

This present life is nothing but distraction and play;

The Romans were victorious, in the nearest land; but after their victory, they will be defeated, within a few years.

They know only what is uncovered of the present life, while of the last life they are heedless.

but accompany them in the present life in a recognized manner,

so do not let the present life delude you,

And We will surely make them taste of the nearer punishment, short of the greater punishment, perhaps they will return.

O Informant, say to your wives, "If you want the present life and its adornment, come, I will grant you enjoyment and release you with a gracious release;

That is nearer so that their gaze may rest, and they not grieve, and they be satisfied, all of them, with what you give them.

Those who trouble God and His messenger — God has indeed cursed them in the present life and the last life, and has prepared for them a degrading punishment.

O Informant, tell your wives, your daughters, and the women of the believers to draw over themselves part of their outer garments:

that is nearer so that they will be recognized and not be troubled.

So do not let the present life delude you,

We have adorned the nearest heaven with the adornment of the heavenly bodies,

for those who do good, in the present life, there is beauty;

God made them taste disgrace in the present life,

O my people, this present life is only enjoyment,

inevitably, what you call me to has no call in the present life or in the last life; it is to God that we will be brought back, and the excessive ones are the companions of the Fire.

We surely help Our messengers and those who believe, in the present life and on the day the witnesses rise, the day the excuse of the wrongdoers will not benefit them; theirs will be the curse, and theirs the worst of abodes.

And We adorned the nearest heaven with lamps,

So We sent upon them an icy wind, during ill-omened days, to make them taste the punishment of disgrace in the present life;

We are your allies in the present life and in the last life;

and whoever desires the tilth of the present life, We give him a portion of it,

Whatever you have been given is only the enjoyment of the present life;

It is We who have apportioned among them their livelihood in the present life, and elevated some of them above others in degree, so that some of them may take others into their service;

And all that is nothing but the enjoyment of the present life;

And they said: "There is nothing but our present life; we die and we live, and nothing annihilates us but time."

"That is because you took the signs of God in mockery, and the present life deluded you."

And the Day those who disown are exposed to the Fire: "You took away your wholesome things in your present life and enjoyed them.

The present life is but play and distraction.

Then he drew near, and bent down, until he was at the distance of two bow-lengths, or nearer.

So turn away from whoever has turned his back on Our Reminder and wanted nothing but the present life.

Reclining upon couches lined with thick brocade, the picking of the two gardens within reach.

Know that the present life is but play, distraction, adornment, mutual boasting among you, and rivalry in accumulation of goods and children — like the example of a saving rain whose vegetation dazzles the sowers, then it dries up, and you see it turn yellow, then it becomes debris.

And the present life is nothing but a deluding enjoyment.

There is no secret talk among three but He is their fourth, nor among five but He is their sixth, nor fewer nor more than that but He is with them wherever they are.

And had God not prescribed exile for them, He would have punished them in the present life.

We have indeed adorned the nearest heaven with lamps, and made them missiles against the Diverters, and We have made ready for them the punishment of the Inferno.

He will be in a satisfying existence, in a lofty garden, whose clusters are within reach.

Your Guardian knows that you stand a little less than two-thirds of the night, and of half of it, and of a third of it, as do a group of those with you.

And He has recompensed them, for having been patient, with a garden and silk, reclining therein upon adorned couches, seeing therein neither sun nor bitter cold; its shades will hang close over them, and its clusters made docile, within easy reach.

as for him who exceeded all measure and preferred the present life, then the Blaze will indeed be his resort;

But you prefer the present life, while the last life is better and more lasting.