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Desires

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3:14
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زُيِّنَلِلنَّاسِحُبُّٱلشَّهَوَٰتِمِنَٱلنِّسَآءِوَٱلۡبَنِينَوَٱلۡقَنَٰطِيرِٱلۡمُقَنطَرَةِمِنَٱلذَّهَبِوَٱلۡفِضَّةِوَٱلۡخَيۡلِٱلۡمُسَوَّمَةِوَٱلۡأَنۡعَٰمِوَٱلۡحَرۡثِۗذَٰلِكَمَتَٰعُٱلۡحَيَوٰةِٱلدُّنۡيَاۖوَٱللَّهُعِندَهُۥحُسۡنُٱلۡمَـَٔابِ١٤
Saheeh International

Beautified for people is the love of that which they desire - of women and sons, heaped-up sums of gold and silver, fine branded horses, and cattle and tilled land. That is the enjoyment of worldly life, but Allāh has with Him the best return [i.e., Paradise].

زُيِّنَZuyyina
لِلنَّاسِlilnnasi
حُبُّhubbu
ٱلشَّهَوَٰتِalshshahawati
مِنَmina
ٱلنِّسَآءِalnnisai
وَٱلْبَنِينَwaalbaneena
وَٱلْقَنَـٰطِيرِwaalqanateeri
ٱلْمُقَنطَرَةِalmuqantarati
مِنَmina
ٱلذَّهَبِalththahabi
وَٱلْفِضَّةِwaalfiddati
وَٱلْخَيْلِwaalkhayli
ٱلْمُسَوَّمَةِalmusawwamati
وَٱلْأَنْعَـٰمِwaalanAAami
وَٱلْحَرْثِ ۗwaalharthi
ذَٰلِكَthalika
مَتَـٰعُmataAAu
ٱلْحَيَوٰةِalhayati
ٱلدُّنْيَا ۖalddunya
وَٱللَّهُwaAllahu
عِندَهُۥAAindahu
حُسْنُhusnu
ٱلْمَـَٔابِalmaabi
4:27
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وَٱللَّهُيُرِيدُأَنيَتُوبَعَلَيۡكُمۡوَيُرِيدُٱلَّذِينَيَتَّبِعُونَٱلشَّهَوَٰتِأَنتَمِيلُواْمَيۡلًاعَظِيمٗا٢٧
Saheeh International

Allāh wants to accept your repentance, but those who follow [their] passions want you to digress [into] a great deviation.

وَٱللَّهُWaAllahu
يُرِيدُyureedu
أَنan
يَتُوبَyatooba
عَلَيْكُمْAAalaykum
وَيُرِيدُwayureedu
ٱلَّذِينَallatheena
يَتَّبِعُونَyattabiAAoona
ٱلشَّهَوَٰتِalshshahawati
أَنan
تَمِيلُوا۟tameeloo
مَيْلًاmaylan
عَظِيمًۭاAAatheeman
19:59
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۞ فَخَلَفَمِنۢبَعۡدِهِمۡخَلۡفٌأَضَاعُواْٱلصَّلَوٰةَوَٱتَّبَعُواْٱلشَّهَوَٰتِۖفَسَوۡفَيَلۡقَوۡنَغَيًّا٥٩
Saheeh International

But there came after them successors [i.e., later generations] who neglected prayer and pursued desires; so they are going to meet evil1 -

۞ فَخَلَفَFakhalafa
مِنۢmin
بَعْدِهِمْbaAAdihim
خَلْفٌkhalfun
أَضَاعُوا۟adaAAoo
ٱلصَّلَوٰةَalssalata
وَٱتَّبَعُوا۟waittabaAAoo
ٱلشَّهَوَٰتِ ۖalshshahawati
فَسَوْفَfasawfa
يَلْقَوْنَyalqawna
غَيًّاghayyan
79:40
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وَأَمَّامَنۡخَافَمَقَامَرَبِّهِۦوَنَهَىٱلنَّفۡسَعَنِٱلۡهَوَىٰ٤٠
Saheeh International

But as for he who feared the position of his Lord1 and prevented the soul from [unlawful] inclination,

وَأَمَّاWaama
مَنْman
خَافَkhafa
مَقَامَmaqama
رَبِّهِۦrabbihi
وَنَهَىwanaha
ٱلنَّفْسَalnnafsa
عَنِAAani
ٱلْهَوَىٰalhawa
79:41
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فَإِنَّٱلۡجَنَّةَهِيَٱلۡمَأۡوَىٰ٤١
Saheeh International

Then indeed, Paradise will be [his] refuge.

فَإِنَّFainna
ٱلْجَنَّةَaljannata
هِىَhiya
ٱلْمَأْوَىٰalmawa
89:17
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كـَلَّاۖبَللَّاتُكۡرِمُونَٱلۡيَتِيمَ١٧
Saheeh International

No!1 But you do not honor the orphan

كَلَّا ۖKalla
بَلbal
لَّاla
تُكْرِمُونَtukrimoona
ٱلْيَتِيمَalyateema
89:18
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وَلَاتَحَٰٓضُّونَعَلَىٰطَعَامِٱلۡمِسۡكِينِ١٨
Saheeh International

And you do not encourage one another to feed the poor.

وَلَاWala
تَحَـٰٓضُّونَtahaddoona
عَلَىٰAAala
طَعَامِtaAAami
ٱلْمِسْكِينِalmiskeeni
89:19
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وَتَأۡكُلُونَٱلتُّرَاثَأَكۡلٗالَّمّٗا١٩
Saheeh International

And you consume inheritance, devouring [it] altogether,1

وَتَأْكُلُونَWatakuloona
ٱلتُّرَاثَaltturatha
أَكْلًۭاaklan
لَّمًّۭاlamman
89:20
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وَتُحِبُّونَٱلۡمَالَحُبّٗاجَمّٗا٢٠
Saheeh International

And you love wealth with immense love.

وَتُحِبُّونَWatuhibboona
ٱلْمَالَalmala
حُبًّۭاhubban
جَمًّۭاjamman