35وَزُخرُفًا ۚ وَإِن كُلُّ ذٰلِكَ لَمّا مَتاعُ الحَياةِ الدُّنيا ۚ وَالآخِرَةُ عِندَ رَبِّكَ لِلمُتَّقينَMuhammad Asadand gold [beyond count]...1 Yet all this would have been nothing but a [brief] enjoyment of life in this world - whereas [happiness in] the life to come awaits the God-conscious with thy Sustainer.The primary meaning of the noun zukhruf is "gold"; its application to "ornaments" or (as in 10:24) to "artful adornment" is only secondary (Taj al-'Arus).