سُورَةُ التَّكَاثُرِ
At-Takaathur
Competition · Meccan · 8 verses
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ أَلْهَىٰكُمُ ٱلتَّكَاثُرُ ﴿1﴾
Al haaku mut takathur
102:1Rivalry [and vainglory] distracted you
حَتَّىٰ زُرْتُمُ ٱلْمَقَابِرَ ﴿2﴾
Hatta zurtumul-maqaabir
102:2until you visited [even] the graves.
كَلَّا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ ﴿3﴾
Kalla sawfa ta'lamoon
102:3No indeed, soon you will know!
ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ ﴿4﴾
Thumma kalla sawfa ta'lamoon
102:4No indeed, soon you will know for yet another time!
كَلَّا لَوْ تَعْلَمُونَ عِلْمَ ٱلْيَقِينِ ﴿5﴾
Kalla law ta'lamoona 'ilmal yaqeen
102:5Indeed, were you to know with certain knowledge,
لَتَرَوُنَّ ٱلْجَحِيمَ ﴿6﴾
Latara-wun nal jaheem
102:6you would have surely seen hell [in this very life].
ثُمَّ لَتَرَوُنَّهَا عَيْنَ ٱلْيَقِينِ ﴿7﴾
Thumma latara wunnaha 'ainal yaqeen
102:7Afterward you will surely see it with the eye of certainty.
ثُمَّ لَتُسْـَٔلُنَّ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَنِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ ﴿8﴾
Thumma latus alunna yauma-izin 'anin na'eem
102:8Then, on that day, you will surely be questioned concerning the Blessing.