16:117
مَتَٰعٌقَلِيلٌوَلَهُمْعَذَابٌأَلِيمٌ١١٧
matāʿun qalīlun walahum ʿadhābun alīmun
[It is but] a brief enjoyment, and they will have a painful punishment.(117)
Surah An-Nahl, Ayah 117 (16:117)
ٱلنَّحْل
مَتَٰعٌ قَلِيلٌ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ
Quran 16:117 is ayah 117 of Surah An-Nahl (“The Bee”), a Meccan surah of 128 ayahs. It is in Juz 14, on page 280 of the Madani Mushaf.
- Juz 14
- Hizb 28
- Page 280
- Ruku 15
- Revealed Mecca
Word by word
- مَتَٰعٌmatāʿunAn enjoyment
- قَلِيلٌqalīlunlittle
- وَلَهُمْwalahumand for them
- عَذَابٌʿadhābun(is) a punishment
- أَلِيمٌalīmunpainful
Tafsir (commentary) of 16:117
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This commentary explains ayahs 16:114–117 together.