The Holy Quran 68:14 — Surah Al-Qalam

Arabic text

أَن كَانَ ذَا مَالٍ وَبَنِينَ

Translation

All (this he does) because he has wealth and sons (he is therefore very proud and feels that he can do as he pleases).

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

Wealth and riches are not the measure of nobility: that is, if a person appears fortunate and lucky in this world — for example, he has wealth, children and so on — that alone does not make him worthy of having his word accepted. What really matters is a person’s character and habits.

Preview. The full text opens with JavaScript enabled.