بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ أَلْهَاكُمُ التَّكَاثُرُ

Gross rivalry diverts you,

حَتَّىٰ زُرْتُمُ الْمَقَابِرَ

even till you visit the tombs.

كَلَّا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ

No indeed; but soon you shall know.

ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ

Again, no indeed; but soon you shall know.

كَلَّا لَوْ تَعْلَمُونَ عِلْمَ الْيَقِينِ

No indeed; did you know with the knowledge of certainty,

لَتَرَوُنَّ الْجَحِيمَ

you shall surely see Hell;

ثُمَّ لَتَرَوُنَّهَا عَيْنَ الْيَقِينِ

Again, you shall surely see it with the eye of certainty

ثُمَّ لَتُسْأَلُنَّ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَنِ النَّعِيمِ

then you shall be questioned that day concerning true bliss.