Az-Zukhruf 43:35
The Ornaments of Gold · Meccan · Juz 25 · Page 492
Ornaments of Gold
وَزُخۡرُفࣰاۚ وَإِن كُلُّ ذَٰلِكَ لَمَّا مَتَٰعُ ٱلۡحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنۡيَاۚ وَٱلۡأٓخِرَةُ عِندَ رَبِّكَ لِلۡمُتَّقِينَ ٣٥
And ornaments of gold. Yet all that would have been but a provision of the life of the world. And the Hereafter with your Lord would have been for those who keep from evil.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
And ornaments of gold. All that is but the enjoyment of worldly life; the Hereafter with your Lord is for the mindful.
Insight
Elmalılı explains “zukhruf” as gilded engravings and adornments: in truth they are nothing, only the deceptive goods of worldly life.
Reflect
Before being drawn to an adornment, reflect on its passing nature.
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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