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At-Takaathur

Competition

سورة التكاثر

Meccan Revelation8 verses
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
1

أَلْهَاكُمُ التَّكَاثُرُ

Transliteration

Al haaku mut takathur

Translation

Competition in [worldly] increase diverts you

2

حَتَّىٰ زُرْتُمُ الْمَقَابِرَ

Transliteration

Hatta zurtumul-maqaabir

Translation

Until you visit the graveyards.

3

كَلَّا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ

Transliteration

Kalla sawfa ta'lamoon

Translation

No! You are going to know.

4

ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ

Transliteration

Thumma kalla sawfa ta'lamoon

Translation

Then no! You are going to know.

5

كَلَّا لَوْ تَعْلَمُونَ عِلْمَ الْيَقِينِ

Transliteration

Kalla law ta'lamoona 'ilmal yaqeen

Translation

No! If you only knew with knowledge of certainty...

6

لَتَرَوُنَّ الْجَحِيمَ

Transliteration

Latara-wun nal jaheem

Translation

You will surely see the Hellfire.

7

ثُمَّ لَتَرَوُنَّهَا عَيْنَ الْيَقِينِ

Transliteration

Thumma latara wunnaha 'ainal yaqeen

Translation

Then you will surely see it with the eye of certainty.

8

ثُمَّ لَتُسْأَلُنَّ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَنِ النَّعِيمِ

Transliteration

Thumma latus alunna yauma-izin 'anin na'eem

Translation

Then you will surely be asked that Day about pleasure.