# Quran 18:46 — Surah Al-Kahf (The Cave), Verse 46

## Arabic (Uthmani script)
ٱلۡمَالُ وَٱلۡبَنُونَ زِينَةُ ٱلۡحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنۡيَاۖ وَٱلۡبَٰقِيَٰتُ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتُ خَيۡرٌ عِندَ رَبِّكَ ثَوَابٗا وَخَيۡرٌ أَمَلٗا

## Arabic (IndoPak script)
اَلْمَالُ وَالْبَنُوْنَ زِیْنَةُ الْحَیٰوةِ الدُّنْیَا وَالْبٰقِیٰتُ الصّٰلِحٰتُ خَیْرٌ عِنْدَ رَبِّكَ ثَوَابًا وَّخَیْرٌ اَمَلًا ۟

## Transliteration
Almaalu walbanoona zeenatul hayaatid dunya wal baaqiyaatus saalihaatu khairun 'inda Rabbika sawaabanw wa khairun amalaa

## English Translation (Abdullah Yusuf Ali)
> Wealth and sons are allurements of the life of this world: But the things that endure, good deeds, are best in the sight of thy Lord, as rewards, and best as (the foundation for) hopes.

**Citation:** Quran, Surah Al-Kahf 18:46 · Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali, The Holy Qur'an: Text, Translation and Commentary (1934)

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