The Quran

سورة آل عِمرَان

Surah Al-i-‘Imrân 3:197

Family of Amran · Verse 197 of 200

مَتَاعٌ قَلِيلٌ ثُمَّ مَأْوَاهُمْ جَهَنَّمُ ۚ وَبِئْسَ الْمِهَادُ

Abdul Mannan Omar

(It is) a brief provision, then Gehenna shall be their abode. What an evil place of rest!

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Little is it for enjoyment: Their ultimate abode is Hell: what an evil bed (To lie on)!

Ahmed Ali

Their commerce is but short-lived, and then their abode shall be Hell: And what an evil abode!

12 more translations

Ali Unal

It is but a brief enjoyment, with Hell thereafter as their final refuge: how evil a cradle it is!

Daryabadi

A brief enjoyment, and then Hell shall be their abode; ill is the resort!

Faridul Haque

It is a brief usage; their home is hell; and what an evil resting-place!

Maulana Muhammad Ali

A brief enjoyment! Then their abode is hell. And evil is the resting-place.

Maulvi Sher Ali

It is a small and temporary advantage, then Hell shall be their abode. What an evil place of rest.

Muhammad Asad

it is [but] a brief enjoyment, with hell thereafter as their goal - and how vile a resting-place! -

Muhammad Musin Khan

A brief enjoyment; then, their ultimate abode is Hell; and worst indeed is that place for rest.

Muhammad Pickthall

It is but a brief comfort. And afterward their habitation will be hell, an ill abode.

Muhammad Sarwar

Their gains are only a means of enjoyment in this life. However, their destination is hell, the terrible dwelling.

Muhammed ali Shakir

A brief enjoyment! then their abode is hell, and evil is the resting-place.

Rashad Khalifa

They only enjoy temporarily, then end up in Hell; what a miserable destiny!

Shabbir Ahmed

It is but a brief enjoyment. Eventually, Hell is their resting place, and how uncomfortable a bed it is to lie on!