Man, Things men covet

Discover the profound verses and divine insights mapped to this theme.

زُيِّنَلِلنَّاسِحُبُّٱلشَّهَوَٰتِمِنَٱلنِّسَآءِوَٱلۡبَنِينَوَٱلۡقَنَٰطِيرِٱلۡمُقَنطَرَةِمِنَٱلذَّهَبِوَٱلۡفِضَّةِوَٱلۡخَيۡلِٱلۡمُسَوَّمَةِوَٱلۡأَنۡعَٰمِوَٱلۡحَرۡثِۗذَٰلِكَمَتَٰعُٱلۡحَيَوٰةِٱلدُّنۡيَاۖوَٱللَّهُعِندَهُۥحُسۡنُٱلۡمَـَٔابِ١٤
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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