The Holy Quran 4:134 — Surah An-Nisa

Arabic text

مَّن كَانَ يُرِيدُ ثَوَابَ ٱلدُّنْيَا فَعِندَ ٱللَّهِ ثَوَابُ ٱلدُّنْيَا وَٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ ۚ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ سَمِيعًۢا بَصِيرًا

Translation

Whoever (by the actions he carries out) desires the reward of this world, (should remember that) with Allaah is the reward of this world and (the rewards of) the Aakhirah (one should therefore not be foolish to choose only the rewards of this world and deprive oneself of those of the Aakhirah). Allaah is All Hearing, All Seeing.

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

That is, if you obey Him, He will give you both this world and the Hereafter. So to chase after this world alone and, by disobeying Him, to deprive yourself of the Hereafter is great foolishness. That is, Almighty Allah sees all your deeds and hears all your words. Whatever you seek, that is what you will get.

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