﴿ وَلَا تَمُدَّنَّ عَيْنَيْكَ إِلَىٰ مَا مَتَّعْنَا بِهِۦٓ أَزْوَٰجًۭا مِّنْهُمْ زَهْرَةَ ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا لِنَفْتِنَهُمْ فِيهِ ۚ وَرِزْقُ رَبِّكَ خَيْرٌۭ وَأَبْقَىٰ ﴾

“And never turn thine, eyes [with longing] towards whatever splendour of this world's life We may have allowed so many others to enjoy in order that We might test them thereby: for the sustenance which thy Sustainer provides [for thee] is better and more enduring.”

Nor extend your gaze to what We have given to some pairs among them to enjoy [as] the flower of the life of this world�He said:That is, �Do not direct your attention to that which results in the whispering of Satan, opposition(mukhālafa) to the All-Merciful, cravings (amānī) from the lower self, or acquiescence (sukūn) in what is familiar to one�s [basic] nature (ṭabʿ)�; for each one of these is among the things which cut a person off from the remembrance (dhikr) of God, Mighty and Majestic is He.His words, Exalted is He: