Quran 29 : 64

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.
وَمَا
Wamā
هَٰذِهِ
Haādhihi
ٱلْحَيَوٰةُ
Alḥayawāhu
ٱلدُّنْيَآ
Addunyaa
إِلَّا
Iillā
لَهْوٌ
Lahwun
وَلَعِبٌ
Walaʿibun
وَإِنَّ
Waiinna
ٱلدَّارَ
Addāra
ٱلْءَاخِرَةَ
Alʾākhiraha
لَهِىَ
Lahiāa
ٱلْحَيَوَانُ
Alḥayawānu
لَوْ
Law
كَانُوا۟
Kānūa
يَعْلَمُونَ
Yaʿlamūna

Arthur John Arberry

This present life is naught but a diversion and a sport; surely the Last Abode is Life, did they but know

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

Musharraf Hussain

This worldly life is little but fun and games; the home of the Hereafter is true life, if 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

Mustaqim

And this worldly life is only pastime and play, and the abode of the hereafter is the real life, if only they knew.

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

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.

Safi Kaskas

The life of this world is only diversion and amusement, whereas the true life is in the Hereafter. 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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

[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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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!

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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. 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

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

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

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

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

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. 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)

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.

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)

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.

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.

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

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

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

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)

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)

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!