Quran 29:64 Word by Word & Translations
29:64 Word by Word (2021)
29:64 Arabic
29:64 Transliteration
And not (is) this life (of) the world but amusement and play. And indeed, the Home (of) the Hereafter - surely, it (is) the life, if only they know.
29:64 Arabic
وَمَا هَٰذِهِ ٱلْحَيَوٰةُ ٱلدُّنْيَآ إِلَّا لَهْوٌ وَلَعِبٌ وَإِنَّ ٱلدَّارَ ٱلْءَاخِرَةَ لَهِىَ ٱلْحَيَوَانُ لَوْ كَانُوا۟ يَعْلَمُونَ
29:64 Transliteration
Wama hathihi alhayatu alddunya illa lahwun walaAAibun wa-inna alddara al-akhirata lahiya alhayawanu law kanoo yaAAlamoona
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
And this worldly life is no more than distraction and play, while the abode of the Hereafter is the reality, if only they knew
Abdel Haleem
The life of this world is merely an amusement and a diversion; the true life is in the Hereafter, if only they knew
Abdul Hye
This worldly life is nothing but amusement and play! Surely, the home of the Hereafter is indeed the life (that will never end), if they but knew.
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
And this life of the world is but: sport and play. Verily the home of the Hereafter--that is life indeed, if they but knew
Ahmed Ali
The life of this world is only a sport and play. It is surely the home of the Hereafter that will indeed be life extended and new, if only they knew
Ahmed Hulusi
And this apparent and perceived worldly life (the lowest state of consciousness) is no other than an amusement (a delusive diversion in relation to the real) and a game (in which we merely play our roles in the script)! As for the eternal abode, that is the true state of conscious life. If only they could comprehend!
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
And this life of the world is nothing but sport and play. And undoubtedly the home of the Hereafter, necessarily that is the true life. What a good thing it was if they knew.
Aisha Bewley
The life of this world is nothing but a game and a diversion. The abode of the Next World that is truly Life if they only knew.
Ali Ünal
The present, worldly life is nothing but a pastime and play, but the abode of the Hereafter is truly alive. If they but knew
Ali Quli Qara'i
The life of this world is nothing but diversion and play, but the abode of the Hereafter is indeed Life, had they known
Amatul Rahman Omar
The life of this world is nothing but futile and frivolous and the abode of the Hereafter is the real life (being eternal). If they but knew (they would have paid heed)
Arthur John Arberry
This present life is naught but a diversion and a sport; surely the Last Abode is Life, did they but know
Bakhtiari Nejad
And this world’s life is only an amusement and a play, and indeed the home of the Hereafter is the (real) life, if they knew.
Bijan Moeinian
The life of this world is nothing but a game [like the one that the students’ practices in the school to get some know how.] The real life starts in Hereafter, if they only knew
Bilal Muhammad 2018
What is the life of the present but entertainment and play? But indeed the home in the hereafter, that is life indeed, if they only knew
Corpus.Quran
And not (is) this life (of) the world but amusement and play And indeed the Home (of) the Hereafter surely, it (is) the life if only they know
Dr. Kamal Omar
And this, the life of this world is not but amusement and play! And truly, the home of the Hereafter — surely it is the real life, if they had been knowing
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
And this present life is not, but a diversion and a pastime. And, truly, the Last Abode is the eternal life if they had been knowing!
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
And, (O people,) the life of this world is nothing but sport and pastime and the Home of the Hereafter is the only (true) life. Would that they knew (this secret)
Dr. Munir Munshey
The life of this world is nothing but (a brief) play and pastime. But the house of the hereafter is surely the (real) life. Alas! If only they knew
Edward Henry Palmer
This life of the world is nothing but a sport and a play; but, verily, the abode of the next world, that is life,- if they did but know
Faridul Haque
And this worldly life is nothing but pastime and game; indeed the abode of the Hereafter - that is indeed the true life; if only they knew
Fode Drame
And the life of this world is nothing but idleness and sport and truly the life of the hereafter, that truly is the life if only they knew.
George Sale
This present life is no other than a toy, and a play-thing; but the future mansion of paradise is life indeed: If they knew this, they would not prefer the former to the latter
Hamid S. Aziz
This life of the world is nothing but a pastime and game (or a sport and a play); but, verily, the abode of the Hereafter, that is life, if they did but knew
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
The life of this world is nothing but a diversion and play. Indeed, the Everlasting Residence is the Eternal Life, if they but knew
Hilali - Khan
And this life of the world is only amusement and play! Verily, the home of the Hereafter, that is the life indeed (i.e. the eternal life that will never end), if they but kne
Irving/Hegab
What is this worldly life except an amusement and a game? Yet the final Home will mean [real] living, if they only realized it!
John Medows Rodwell
This present life is no other than a pastime and a disport: but truly the future mansion is life indeed! Would that they knew this
Linda "iLham" Barto
The life of this world is only amusement and entertainment. Truly the home of the hereafter is [real] life, if they only knew.
Maududi
The present life is nothing but sport and amusement. The true life is in the Abode of the Hereafter; if only they knew
Maulana Muhammad Ali
And the life of this world is but a sport and a play. And the home of the Hereafter, that surely is the Life, did they but know
Mir Aneesuddin
And this life of the world is nothing but a pastime and play and the home of the hereafter, that certainly is life, if they but know.
Mohammad Shafi
And this life of the world is nothing but pastime and play. And the home of the Hereafter — that is life indeed, if they but knew
Muhammad Ahmed - Samira
And this the life the present/worldly life is not except a play thing/amusement/diversion and playing/enjoyment , and that the end's (other life's) home/house (E) it is (E) the life if they were knowing
Muhammad Asad
for, [if they did, they would know that] the life of this world is nothing but a passing delight and a play - whereas, behold, the life in the hereafter is indeed the only [true] life: if they but knew this
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
And in no way is this present life (Literally: this lowly life, i.e., the life of this world) anything except a diversion and a plaything; and surely the Last Home is indeed the (Eternal) Life, (Literally: the all-blessed life) if they know (the Truth)
Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall
This life of the world is but a pastime and a game. Lo! the home of the Hereafter - that is Life, if they but knew
Muhammad Sarwar
The worldly life is not more than a childish game. It is the life hereafter which will be the real life, if only they knew it
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
This worldly life is nothing but an amusement and play, and the Last Abode is the real life indeed. Only if they know
Munir Mezyed
This ‘worldly life’ is not more than entertainment and activity engaged in for recreation. Verily, the home of the ‘Hereafter’ is the genuine life, if only they knew it.
MunirMezyed2023
And this worldly life is no more than entertainment and activity engaged in for recreation. Verily, the home of the Hereafter is the genuine life, if they only knew.
Musharraf Hussain
This worldly life is little but fun and games; the home of the Hereafter is true life, if they knew.
Mustafa Khattab 2018
This worldly life is no more than play and amusement. But the Hereafter is indeed the real life, if only they knew.
Mustaqim
And this worldly life is only pastime and play, and the abode of the hereafter is the real life, if only they knew.
N J Dawood 2014
The life of this world is but a sport and a diversion. It is the life to come that is the true life: if they but knew it
Rashad Khalifa
This worldly life is no more than vanity and play, while the abode of the Hereafter is the real life, if they only knew.
Safi Kaskas
The life of this world is only diversion and amusement, whereas the true life is in the Hereafter. If they only knew.
Samy Mahdy
And this the Dunya life (world) is nothing except amusement and play, and surely The Hereafter Home is the Everlasting Life, if they were knowing.
Shabbir Ahmed
For, (if they did, they would understand that) the life of this world is nothing but a pastime and play - whereas, behold, the life in the Home of the Hereafter is the true life, if they but knew (that their actions in this short life will determine their Eternal abode)
Shakir
And this life of the world is nothing but a sport and a play; and as for the next abode, that most surely is the life-- did they but know
Sher Ali
And the life of this world is nothing but a pastime and a sport, and the Home of the Hereafter - that indeed is Life, if they but knew
Syed Vickar Ahamed
And what is the life of this world but an amusement and a play? But surely, the home in the Hereafter— That is (Eternal) life indeed, if they only knew
T.B.Irving
What is this worldly life except an amusement and a game? Yet the final Home will mean [real] living, if they only realized it!
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
This worldly life is nothing more than diversion and entertainment. And indeed, the home of the Hereafter—that’s the life, if only they knew.
Talal Itani (2012)
The life of this world is nothing but diversion and play, and the Home of the Hereafter is the Life, if they only knew
The Study Quran
The life of this world is naught but diversion and play. And surely the Abode of the Hereafter is life indeed, if they but knew
The Wise Quran
This worldly life is not except diversion and play; and indeed, the home of the hereafter, surely, it is the life, if they know.
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)
And this worldly life is not but diversion and amusement. And indeed, the home of the Hereafter - that is the [eternal] life, if only they knew
Wahiduddin Khan
The life of this world is nothing but sport and a diversion. It is the life of the Hereafter which is the only true life, if they but knew it
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
What is the life of this world but amusement and play? but verily the Home in the Hereafter,- that is life indeed, if they but knew