Al-Hijr 15:3
The Rocky Tract · Meccan · Juz 14 · Page 262
Let Hope Distract Them
ذَرۡهُمۡ يَأۡكُلُواْ وَيَتَمَتَّعُواْ وَيُلۡهِهِمُ ٱلۡأَمَلُۖ فَسَوۡفَ يَعۡلَمُونَ ٣
Let them eat and enjoy life, and let (false) hope beguile them. They will come to know.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
Let them eat and enjoy themselves and be diverted by hope; they will come to know.
Insight
According to Elmalılı, their only concern is eating and drinking like animals, chasing pleasures and lusts.
Reflect
Don’t let long hopes distract you.
This short note is based on Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır’s Turkish commentary and has not yet been reviewed by a scholar.
Elmalılı’s commentary
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