Those who choose the worldly life and its pleasures will be given proper recompense for their deeds in this life and will not suffer any loss .

Those who choose the worldly life and its pleasures will be given proper recompense for their deeds in this life and will not suffer any loss .

On that Day , you shall be questioned about the pleasures .

On that Day , you shall be questioned about the pleasures .

Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God

And preferred the worldly life ,

and preferred the worldly life ,

And preferred the worldly life ,

and preferred the worldly life ,

Rivalry in worldly increase distracteth you

But you prefer the worldly life ,

Competition in worldly increase diverts you

Rivalry in worldly increase distracteth you

But you prefer the worldly life ,

Competition in worldly increase diverts you

And the Day those who disbelieved are exposed to the Fire it will be said , You exhausted your pleasures during your worldly life and enjoyed them , so this Day you will be awarded the punishment of extreme humiliation because you were arrogant upon the earth without right and because you were defiantly disobedient .

Then on that day you will surely be asked about the verity of pleasures .

Then on that day you will surely be asked about the verity of pleasures .

So I want to suggest that pleasure is deep and that this isn't true just for higher level pleasures like art, but even the most seemingly simple pleasures are affected by our beliefs about hidden essences.

However , ( the disbelievers ) prefer the worldly life

However , ( the disbelievers ) prefer the worldly life

And is intractable in his love of worldly goods .

And is intractable in his love of worldly goods .

There are many differences among the arts, but there are also universal, cross cultural aesthetic pleasures and values.

If they listen and serve him, they shall spend their days in prosperity, and their years in pleasures.

If they obey and serve him, they shall spend their days in prosperity, and their years in pleasures.

and to Us belong the hereafter and the worldly life .

and to Us belong the hereafter and the worldly life .

God dispenses the provisions to whomever He wills , and restricts . And they delight in the worldly life yet the worldly life , compared to the Hereafter , is only enjoyment .

God dispenses the provisions to whomever He wills , and restricts . And they delight in the worldly life yet the worldly life , compared to the Hereafter , is only enjoyment .

choosing rather to share ill treatment with God's people, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a time

The mutual rivalry for piling up of worldly things diverts you ,

The mutual rivalry for piling up of worldly things diverts you ,

Sacrifice used to involve ransoming the body its pleasures, basic needs, and even vitality for the sake of the spirit.

Where do wars and fightings among you come from? Don't they come from your pleasures that war in your members?

You ask, and don't receive, because you ask with wrong motives, so that you may spend it for your pleasures.

Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season

Allah extends provision for whom He wills and restricts it . And they rejoice in the worldly life , while the worldly life is not , compared to the Hereafter , except brief enjoyment .

Allah extends provision for whom He wills and restricts it . And they rejoice in the worldly life , while the worldly life is not , compared to the Hereafter , except brief enjoyment .

His property and worldly gains will be of no help to him .

Then on that Day you shall be questioned about your worldly favours .

His property and worldly gains will be of no help to him .

Then on that Day you shall be questioned about your worldly favours .

As a result, Jews were highly oriented toward education, and willing to defer current pleasures and income to obtain more of it.

Theirs whose effort is misspent in pursuit of the pleasures of the world , even though they think they are doing good things .