For He it is Who has appointed you vicegerent over the earth, and has exalted some of you over others in rank that He may try you in what He has bestowed upon you. Indeed, your Lord is swift in retribution, and He is certainly All-Forgiving, All-Compassionate.
Urdu — Tafheem-ul-Quran, Syed Abul A'la Maududi
Wahi hai jisne tumko zameen ka khalifa banaya, aur tum mein se baaz ko baaz ke muqable mein zyada buland darje diya, taa-ke jo kuch tumko diya hai usi mein tumhari aazmaish karey. Behsak tumhara Rubb saza dene mein bhi bahut tez hai aur bahut darguzar karne aur reham farmane wala bhi hai
Know well that the life of this world is merely sport and diversion and adornment and an object of your boasting with one another, and a rivalry in the multiplication of riches and children. Its likeness is that of rain: when it produces vegetation it delights the tillers. But then it withers and you see it turn yellow, and then it crumbles away. In the Hereafter there is (either) grievous chastisement (or) forgiveness from Allah and (His) good pleasure. The life of this world is nothing but delusion.
Urdu — Tafheem-ul-Quran, Syed Abul A'la Maududi
Khoob jaan lo ke yeh duniya ki zindagi iske siwa kuch nahin ke ek khel aur dil-lagi aur zaahiri tip top aur tumhara aapas mein ek dusre par fakr jatana aur maal-o-aulad mein ek dusre se badh janey ki koshish karna hai.Iski misal aisi hai jaise ek baarish ho gayi to usse paida honay wali nabataat(vegetation) ko dekh kar kaasht-kaar (kisan) khush ho gaye. Phir wahi kheti pak jati hai aur tum dekhte ho ke woh zard (yellow) ho gayi phir woh bhus (chura chura /crumble) bankar reh jati hai. Iske baraks aakhirat woh jagah hai jahan sakht azaab hai aur Allah ki magfirat aur uski khushnudi hai. Dunkya ki zindagi ek dhoke ke tatti (means of deception) ke siwa kuch nahin