Popular Translations
Muhammad Asad
“O my people! This worldly life is but a brief enjoyment, whereas, behold, the life to come is the home abiding
Arthur John Arberry
O my people, surely this present life is but a passing enjoyment; surely the world to come is the abode of stability
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
"O my people! This life of the present is nothing but (temporary) convenience: It is the Hereafter that is the Home that will last
Arabic
یَـٰقَوۡمِ إِنَّمَا هَـٰذِهِ ٱلۡحَیَوٰةُ ٱلدُّنۡیَا مَتَـٰعࣱ وَإِنَّ ٱلۡءَاخِرَةَ هِیَ دَارُ ٱلۡقَرَارِ ٣٩
Transliteration (2021)
yāqawmi innamā hādhihi l-ḥayatu l-dun'yā matāʿun wa-inna l-ākhirata hiya dāru l-qarār