On preferring what does not run out
Two things compared, and only one of them lasts.
The opening words
مَا عِندَكُمْ يَنفَدُ ۖ وَمَا عِندَ ٱللَّهِ بَاقٍ ۗ وَلَنَجْزِيَنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ صَبَرُوٓا۟ أَجْرَهُم بِأَحْسَنِ مَا كَانُوا۟ يَعْمَلُونَ
Mā ʿindakum yanfadu wa mā ʿinda-llāhi bāq…
The pronunciation above covers the opening of this passage, not all of it
“Whatever you have will end, but what Allāh has is lasting. And We will surely give those who were patient their reward according to the best of what they used to do.”
The recitation covers the whole verse these words are taken from. Recitation by Mishari Rashid al-Afasy, via Quran.com
Source
The Qur'an · 16:96
Qur'an
- Qur'anic text in the Uthmani script via Quran.com; translation: Saheeh International