Know that the life of this world is only play, and diversion, and adornment, and boasting among you, and rivalry in respect of wealth and children; as the likeness [of vegetation after rain] the tillers rejoice in it, but then it withers and turns yellow, soon becoming stubble. In the hereafter there is severe torment, and [also] forgiveness from Allah and [His] good pleasure, whereas the life of the world is but the comfort of illusion.