The Holy Quran 2:212 — Surah Al-Baqarah

Arabic text

زُيِّنَ لِلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ ٱلْحَيَوٰةُ ٱلدُّنْيَا وَيَسْخَرُونَ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ ۘ وَٱلَّذِينَ ٱتَّقَوْا۟ فَوْقَهُمْ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ يَرْزُقُ مَن يَشَآءُ بِغَيْرِ حِسَابٍ

Translation

The life of this world has been beautified for the Kaafiroon who mock those who have Imaan (because the Kaafiroon feel that they have more wealth). But those with Taqwa will be above them (the Kaafiroon) on the Day of Qiyaamah. Allaah provides for whom He desires without limits (Allaah will grant the Mu'mineen the best in the Aakhirah and can easily grant them more than the Kaafiroon in this world as well).

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

This world is the paradise of the disbelievers: that is, the disbelievers, who oppose the clear rulings of Allah and His messengers, as has been mentioned above. The reason for this is that the attractions of this world and love for it have so filled their sight that, compared with it, they give no thought at all to the sorrows and comforts of the…

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