Verse and interpretation God Almighty said The life of this world is nothing but the enjoyment of vanity God described the world and said: The life of this world is nothing but the enjoyment of vanity This belittles her status And to belittle her It is a fleeting, fleeting world Qatada, may God have mercy on him, said The world is an abandoned possession Or doubted, by God, besides whom there is no god To forgive except on behalf of her family So take from this enjoyment obedience to God if you can Interpretation of Ibn Kathir