79:38

وَآثَرَ الْحَيَاةَ الدُّنْيَا

Transliteration:

Waathara alhayata alddunya

Word by Word:

And preferred the life (of) the world,

Translations:

and preferred the life of this world [to the good of his soul],

And had preferred the life of this world,

And chose the life of the world,

And prefers the life of this world,

And preferred the life of the world,