مَتَٰعٞ قَلِيلٞ وَلَهُمۡ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٞ
Mata'un qaleelunw wa lahum 'azaabun aleem
(In such falsehood) is but a paltry profit; but they will have a most grievous Penalty.
— Al-Nahl (ٱلنَّحْل), 16:117

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مَتَٰعٞ قَلِيلٞ وَلَهُمۡ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٞ
Mata'un qaleelunw wa lahum 'azaabun aleem
(In such falsehood) is but a paltry profit; but they will have a most grievous Penalty.
— Al-Nahl (ٱلنَّحْل), 16:117
مَتَٰعٞ قَلِيلٞ وَلَهُمۡ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٞTransliteration: Mata'un qaleelunw wa lahum 'azaabun aleem
Translation (Yusuf Ali): (In such falsehood) is but a paltry profit; but they will have a most grievous Penalty.
This is verse 117 of Surah Al-Nahl (ٱلنَّحْل, meaning "The Bees"), the 16th surah of the Quran. It is a Meccan surah with 128 total verses.