93:3Before
مَا وَدَّعَكَ رَبُّكَ وَمَا قَلَىٰ ﴿٣﴾
Ma wad da'aka rabbuka wa ma qalaa
Your Lord has not taken leave of you, [O Muhammad], nor has He detested [you].
Quran 93:4, the Hereafter is better for you
Surah Ad-Duha, ayah 4: "And the Hereafter is better for you than the first [life]." Read it in Arabic with transliteration and the Sahih International translation, with the ayah before and after it, and listen to it recited.
93:4This ayah
وَلَلْءَاخِرَةُ خَيْرٌۭ لَّكَ مِنَ ٱلْأُولَىٰ ﴿٤﴾
Walal-aakhiratu khairul laka minal-oola
And the Hereafter is better for you than the first [life].
93:5After
وَلَسَوْفَ يُعْطِيكَ رَبُّكَ فَتَرْضَىٰٓ ﴿٥﴾
Wa la sawfa yu'teeka rabbuka fatarda
And your Lord is going to give you, and you will be satisfied.
Arabic: Tanzil, Uthmani script. English: Sahih International. Audio: EveryAyah. Transliteration is a learning aid; read from the Arabic when you can.
Meaning and lessons
What Quran 93:4 means, in brief
Revelation paused for a time, and the Prophet ﷺ was saddened while some of the idolaters mocked that his Lord had left him (Sahih al-Bukhari, narrated by Jundub). Surah Ad-Duha came to reassure him: your Lord has not left you or hated you, and the Hereafter is better for you than the first life.
Ibn Kathir explains that the Prophet ﷺ was the most detached of people from this world, and cites his words: "What have I to do with this world? I am like a rider who rests in the shade of a tree, then leaves it" (Jami at-Tirmidhi, graded sahih). The next ayah promises: your Lord will give you, and you will be pleased.
Summarised in our own words from Tafsir Ibn Kathir, on Quran 93:4. Translation of the ayah: Sahih International.
Lessons from this ayah
- A pause in good things is not abandonment by Allah.
- What is with Allah is better than anything here.
- Hope in Allah's promise lifts sadness.
Where Quran 93:4 is in the mushaf
Ayah 4 of Surah Ad-Duha (الضُّحَىٰ), "The Morning Hours", surah 93 of the Quran, a Meccan surah of 11 ayat revealed in Makkah. It is in juz 30 (para 30), hizb 60, on page 596 of the standard Madinah mushaf. People search for it as 93/4, 93 4 or Quran 93 4.
More verses on this theme: Quran verses about life, Quran verses about hardship and ease.
Questions
Good to know
What does Quran 93:4 say?
And the Hereafter is better for you than the first [life]. (Sahih International)
What is Quran 93:4 about?
Revelation paused for a time, and the Prophet ﷺ was saddened while some of the idolaters mocked that his Lord had left him (Sahih al-Bukhari, narrated by Jundub). Surah Ad-Duha came to reassure him: your Lord has not left you or hated you, and the Hereafter is better for you than the first life.
Which surah and juz is 93:4 in?
It is in Surah Ad-Duha, surah 93 of the Quran, in juz 30 (para 30), on page 596 of the Madinah mushaf.
What comes before and after 93:4?
The ayah before, 93:3, says: "Your Lord has not taken leave of you, [O Muhammad], nor has He detested [you]." The ayah after, 93:5, says: "And your Lord is going to give you, and you will be satisfied."