ٱلَّذِينَ ضَلَّ سَعْيُهُمْ فِى ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا وَهُمْ يَحْسَبُونَ أَنَّهُمْ يُحْسِنُونَ صُنْعًا
Allazeena dalla sa'yuhum fil hayaatid dunyaa wa hum yahsaboona annahum yuhsinoona sun'aa
[They are] those whose effort is lost in worldly life, while they think that they are doing well in work."
Themes in this ayah
Explore in Habl →Scores run 0–100: how strongly this ayah speaks to a theme. 70+ is central, 50+ is clear, under 50 is weak.
3 other themes with weak connections
Labeled by AI and people · How this worksFollow this theme through Al-KahfFollow this theme
18:104Ayah 1110
5 ayahs in Al-Kahf are strongly about true success. This is one of them.
Tafsir
Scholars offer complementary perspectives
Those whose effort goes astray in the life of this world those whose deeds are invalid while they reckon they think that they are doing good work good deeds for which they will be rewarded.
Related Hadiths
Related Topics
Related Ayahs
Loading related ayahs…