[It is but] a small enjoyment; then their [final] refuge is Hell, and wretched is the resting place. (Ali 'Imran [3] : 197)
1 Mufti Taqi Usmani
It is just a little enjoyment. After that, their resort is Hell; and it is an evil abode.
2 Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
It is only a brief enjoyment. Then Hell will be their home—what an evil place to rest!
3 Ruwwad Translation Center
it is a brief enjoyment, then Hell will be their abode. What a terrible resting place!
4 A. J. Arberry
a little enjoyment, then their refuge is Gehenna -- an evil cradling!
5 Abdul Haleem
this is only a brief enjoyment, after which Hell will be their home- a miserable resting place!
6 Abdul Majid Daryabadi
A brief enjoyment, and then Hell shall be their abode; ill is the resort!
7 Abdullah Yusuf Ali
Little is it for enjoyment; Their ultimate abode is Hell; what an evil bed (To lie on)!
8 Abul Ala Maududi
This is but a little enjoyment, then their destination is Hell -what an evil resting place!
9 Ahmed Ali
Their commerce is but short-lived, and then their abode shall be Hell: And what an evil abode!
10 Ahmed Raza Khan
It is a brief usage; their home is hell; and what an evil resting-place!
11 Ali Quli Qarai
It is a trivial enjoyment; then their refuge is hell, and it is an evil resting place.
12 Ali Ünal
It is but a brief enjoyment, with Hell thereafter as their final refuge: how evil a cradle it is!
13 Amatul Rahman Omar
(It is) a brief provision, then Gehenna shall be their abode. What an evil place of rest!
14 English Literal
little enjoyment, then their shelter/refuge (is) Hell , and how bad (are) the beds
15 Faridul Haque
It is a brief usage; their home is hell; and what an evil resting-place!
16 Hamid S. Aziz
It is but a brief comfort, and then their resort is Hell; an evil couch shall it be
17 Hilali & Khan
A brief enjoyment; then, their ultimate abode is Hell; and worst indeed is that place for rest.
18 Maulana Mohammad Ali
Let not control in the land of those who disbelieve, deceive thee.
19 Mohammad Habib Shakir
A brief enjoyment! then their abode is hell, and evil is the resting-place.
20 Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall
It is but a brief comfort. And afterward their habitation will be hell, an ill abode.
21 Muhammad Sarwar
Their gains are only a means of enjoyment in this life. However, their destination is hell, the terrible dwelling.
22 Qaribullah & Darwish
a little enjoyment, then, their shelter is in Gehenna (Hell), an evil cradling.
23 Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri
A brief enjoyment; then their ultimate abode is Hell; and worst indeed is that place for rest.
24 Wahiduddin Khan
this is only a brief enjoyment, after which Hell shall be their abode -- what an evil resting place!
25 Talal Itani
A brief enjoyment, then their abode is Hell. What a miserable resort.
26 Tafsir jalalayn
That is [but], a little enjoyment, which they enjoy for a short while in this world and then perishes; then their abode is Hell -- an evil cradling, [an evil] resting place it is!
27 Tafseer Ibn Kathir
A brief enjoyment; then their ultimate abode is Hell; and worst indeed is that place for rest.
This Ayah is similar to several other Ayat, such as,
None disputes in the Ayat of Allah but those who disbelieve. So, let not their ability of going about here and there through the land deceive you! (40;4)
Verily, those who invent a lie against Allah, will never be successful. (A brief) enjoyment in this world! and then unto Us will be their return, then We shall make them taste the severest torment because they used to disbelieve. (10;69-70)
Is he whom We have promised an excellent promise (Paradise) which he will find true -- like him whom We have made to enjoy the luxuries of the life of (this) world, then on the Day of Resurrection, he will be among those brought up (to be punished in the Hell-fire). (28;61)
After Allah mentioned the condition of the disbelievers in this life and their destination to the Fire, He said
28 Almuntakhab Fi Tafsir Alquran Alkarim
Wicked men are not denied prosperity, but the pleasure it affords them is of short duration, and then punishment must follow conviction. They are destined to the abode in Hell and evil indeed is that abode