Surah Al-Kahf · Ayah 46·Makkī

46

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Translation

Saheeh International

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

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Tafsīr

قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

باقیات صالحات

منظور از باقیات صالحاتء کارهای شایسته است. به نص قرآن کریم» اعمال انسان نزد خدا محفوظ و باقی است و اگر آن اعمال, صالح باشدء باقیات‌الصالحات است. در روایاتی از معصومین (ع) وارد شده که منظور از باقیات‌الصالحات نماز است و برخی دیگرء دوستی اهل بیت(ع) را مصداق آن ذکر می‌کنند. روشن است که هر یک از این روایات» مصداقی از مصادیق باقیات‌الصالحات را ذکر می‌کنند و نه ای که معنای آن را حصر کنند.!

Verse DNA · this āyah at a glance

Vocabulary and recitation are counted from the morphology and the Uthmani marks; commentary reports whether an authored tafsīr entry reaches this āyah. A structural read, not a judgement — a denser strip is not a weightier verse.

Vocabulary · 12 roots in 13 of 13 words

Rarest here: أ-م-ل — 2× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 25 points across 4 rule families

  • Lām qamariyyah6
  • Madd ṭabīʿī10
  • Iẓhār6
  • Heavy rāʾ3

Commentary

  • قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

Shape

13 words · 63 letters · āyah 46 of 110

once in the Qurʾān2–10×11–50×51–300×300+×

Similar verses by meaning

Ranked by semantic similarity over translation embeddings — a model’s proxy for meaning, not a claim about it, and not tafsīr. Verses may be kin in theme while differing entirely in wording.

  • Quran 43:35 · Az-Zukhrufclose

    وَزُخْرُفًا وَإِن كُلُّ ذَٰلِكَ لَمَّا مَتَٰعُ ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا وَٱلْـَٔاخِرَةُ عِندَ رَبِّكَ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ

    And gold ornament. But all that is not but the enjoyment of worldly life. And the Hereafter with your Lord is for the righteous.

  • Quran 34:37 · Sabaclose

    وَمَآ أَمْوَٰلُكُمْ وَلَآ أَوْلَٰدُكُم بِٱلَّتِى تُقَرِّبُكُمْ عِندَنَا زُلْفَىٰٓ إِلَّا مَنْ ءَامَنَ وَعَمِلَ صَٰلِحًا فَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ لَهُمْ جَزَآءُ ٱلضِّعْفِ بِمَا عَمِلُوا۟ وَهُمْ فِى ٱلْغُرُفَٰتِ ءَامِنُونَ

    And it is not your wealth or your children that bring you nearer to Us in position, but it is [by being] one who has believed and done righteousness. For them there will be the…

  • Quran 12:57 · Yusufclose

    وَلَأَجْرُ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ خَيْرٌ لِّلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَكَانُوا۟ يَتَّقُونَ

    And the reward of the Hereafter is better for those who believed and were fearing Allah.

  • Quran 39:34 · Az-Zumarclose

    لَهُم مَّا يَشَآءُونَ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ ذَٰلِكَ جَزَآءُ ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ

    They will have whatever they desire with their Lord. That is the reward of the doers of good -

  • Quran 9:88 · At-Tawbaclose

    لَٰكِنِ ٱلرَّسُولُ وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ مَعَهُۥ جَٰهَدُوا۟ بِأَمْوَٰلِهِمْ وَأَنفُسِهِمْ وَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ لَهُمُ ٱلْخَيْرَٰتُ وَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْمُفْلِحُونَ

    But the Messenger and those who believed with him fought with their wealth and their lives. Those will have [all that is] good, and it is those who are the successful.

  • Quran 11:15 · Hudclose

    مَن كَانَ يُرِيدُ ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنْيَا وَزِينَتَهَا نُوَفِّ إِلَيْهِمْ أَعْمَٰلَهُمْ فِيهَا وَهُمْ فِيهَا لَا يُبْخَسُونَ

    Whoever desires the life of this world and its adornments - We fully repay them for their deeds therein, and they therein will not be deprived.

Verses built from the same roots

Ranked by shared vocabulary (idf-cosine over each verse’s root-set). Shared words are a fact about form — they do not by themselves mean two verses are about the same thing.

  • Al-Qasas 28:605 shared roots

    وَمَآ أُوتِيتُم مِّن شَىْءٍ فَمَتَٰعُ ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا وَزِينَتُهَا وَمَا عِندَ ٱللَّهِ خَيْرٌ وَأَبْقَىٰٓ أَفَلَا تَعْقِلُونَ

    ب-ق-يز-ي-ند-ن-وح-ي-يخ-ي-ر

  • Maryam 19:765 shared roots

    وَيَزِيدُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱهْتَدَوْا۟ هُدًى وَٱلْبَٰقِيَٰتُ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتُ خَيْرٌ عِندَ رَبِّكَ ثَوَابًا وَخَيْرٌ مَّرَدًّا

    ب-ق-يث-و-بص-ل-حخ-ي-رع-ن-د

  • Ash-Shura 42:365 shared roots

    فَمَآ أُوتِيتُم مِّن شَىْءٍ فَمَتَٰعُ ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا وَمَا عِندَ ٱللَّهِ خَيْرٌ وَأَبْقَىٰ لِلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَلَىٰ رَبِّهِمْ يَتَوَكَّلُونَ

    ب-ق-يد-ن-وح-ي-يخ-ي-رع-ن-د

  • Al-Baqara 2:1033 shared roots

    وَلَوْ أَنَّهُمْ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَٱتَّقَوْا۟ لَمَثُوبَةٌ مِّنْ عِندِ ٱللَّهِ خَيْرٌ لَّوْ كَانُوا۟ يَعْلَمُونَ

    ث-و-بخ-ي-رع-ن-د

  • Al-A'laa 87:172 shared roots

    وَٱلْـَٔاخِرَةُ خَيْرٌ وَأَبْقَىٰٓ

    ب-ق-يخ-ي-ر

  • Al-Qalam 68:142 shared roots

    أَن كَانَ ذَا مَالٍ وَبَنِينَ

    م-و-لب-ن-ي

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 18:46?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 18:46 include Quran 43:35 (Surah Az-Zukhruf), Quran 34:37 (Surah Saba), Quran 12:57 (Surah Yusuf), and Quran 39:34 (Surah Az-Zumar). For example, 43:35 reads: “And gold ornament. But all that is not but the enjoyment of worldly life. And the Hereafter with your Lord is for the righteous.” These are ranked by comparing translations of every verse in the Qurʾān, so they are a measure of similar wording and theme — not a tafsīr ruling.

What does Quran 18:46 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 18:46 (Surah Al-Kahf, The Cave) reads: “Wealth and children are [but] adornment of the worldly life. But the enduring good deeds are better to your Lord for reward and better for [one's] hope.”

Which surah is verse 18:46 in?

Quran 18:46 is āyah 46 of Surah Al-Kahf (The Cave), chapter 18 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 110 verses.

Is there a tafsīr (commentary) for Quran 18:46?

Yes — Tartīl shows verse-by-verse commentary on Quran 18:46 from قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب).

In how many languages can I read Quran 18:46?

Tartīl presents Quran 18:46 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.