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وَاِنْ اَدْرِيْ لَعَلَّهٗ فِتْنَةٌ لَّكُمْ وَمَتَاعٌ اِلٰى حِيْنٍ   ( الأنبياء: ١١١ )

wa-in
وَإِنْ
And not
adrī
أَدْرِى
I know
laʿallahu
لَعَلَّهُۥ
perhaps it may be
fit'natun
فِتْنَةٌ
a trial
lakum
لَّكُمْ
for you
wamatāʿun
وَمَتَٰعٌ
and an enjoyment
ilā
إِلَىٰ
for
ḥīnin
حِينٍ
a time"

Wa in adree la'allahoo fitnatul lakum wa mataa'un ilaaheen (al-ʾAnbiyāʾ 21:111)

Sahih International:

And I know not; perhaps it is a trial for you and enjoyment for a time." (Al-Anbya [21] : 111)

1 Mufti Taqi Usmani

And I do not know; perhaps it is a trial for you and an enjoyment for a while.”