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بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ أَلْهَاكُمُ التَّكَاثُرُ
Gross rivalry diverts you,
Coran
سورة التكاثرCompetition • 8 versets • MecquoiseTranslated by A. J. Arberry
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
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.