Al-Kahf Verse 104

˹They are˺ those whose efforts are in vain in this worldly life, while they think they are doing good!”

Those whose efforts in the life of this world are wasted, while they think that they are doing good.”

Those whose striving goes astray in the present life, while they think that they are working good deeds.

whose efforts in this world are misguided, even when they think they are doing good work?

They are those whose effort is wasted in the life of the world, and they deem that they are doing well in performance.

"Those whose efforts have been wasted in this life, while they thought that they were acquiring good by their works?"

It will be those whose effort went astray in the life of the world and who believe nevertheless that they are doing good.

Theirs whose effort is misspent in pursuit of the pleasures of the world, even though they think they are doing good things."

“Of those whose efforts are lost in (pursuit of) the life of this world, and they think that they are doing good deeds.”

Those whose efforts are misguided in the life of the world, while they suppose they are doing good.’

"Those whose endeavor has been wasted in this world (because it is directed only to this-worldly ends, and so it is bound to be wasted hereafter also) but who themselves reckon that they are doing good."

(They are) those whose efforts are (all) lost in (pursuit of things relating to) the life of this world, yet they think they are doing works of good manufacturing.

Those whom their endeavors/striving (was) wasted/lost in the life the present/worldly life and they, they206think/suppose that they, they do good work/performance .

"Of those whose efforts are lost in (pursuit of) the life of this world, and they think that they are doing good deeds."

Say, "Shall we inform you of those who lose most by their works?

"Those whose efforts have been wasted in this life while they thought that they were acquiring good by their deeds!

Say: Shall We inform you who are the greatest losers in respect of deeds?

(These are) they whose labor is lost in this world's life and they think that they are well versed in skill of the work of hands.

Those whose effort goeth astray in the life of the world, and yet they reckon that they do good work.

It will be those who labor a great deal in this life but without guidance, yet think that they are doing a great many good deeds.

(They are) those whose striving in this world go astray, while they think that what they are doing are good deeds.

"Those whose efforts have been wasted in this life while they thought that they were acquiring good by their deeds."

They are those whose efforts have been wasted in the life of the world while they thought they were doing good.

“Those whose efforts in this world are misguided, while they assume that they are doing well.”

Those whose effort goes astray in the life of this world, [those] whose deeds are invalid, while they reckon, they think, that they are doing good work, [good] deeds for which they will be rewarded.

الَّذِينَ ضَلَّ سَعْيُهُمْ فِي الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا

Those whose efforts have been wasted in this life,

meaning, they did deeds that do not count, deeds that are not in accordance with the prescribed way that is acceptable to Allah.

وَهُمْ يَحْسَبُونَ أَنَّهُمْ يُحْسِنُونَ صُنْعًا



while they thought that they were acquiring good by their deeds.

means, they thought that there was some basis for their deeds and that they were accepted and loved