Children

Where wealth and children actually sit

Named as adornment, and then set against something else.

ٱلْمَالُ وَٱلْبَنُونَ زِينَةُ ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا ۖ وَٱلْبَـٰقِيَـٰتُ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتُ خَيْرٌ عِندَ رَبِّكَ ثَوَابًا وَخَيْرٌ أَمَلًا

Al-mālu wa-l-banūna zīnatu-l-ḥayāti-d-dunyā, wa-l-bāqiyātu-ṣ-ṣāliḥātu khayrun ʿinda rabbika thawāban wa khayrun amalā.

“Wealth and children are [but] adornment of the worldly life. But the enduring good deeds are better to your Lord1 for reward and better for [one's] hope.”

Source

The Qur'an · 18:46

Qur'an
  • Qur'anic text in the Uthmani script via Quran.com; translation: Saheeh International
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