At-Takaathur - Competition

Meccan

سورة التكاثر

1

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ أَلْهَىٰكُمُ ٱلتَّكَاثُرُ

Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem
Al haaku mut takathur

Competition in [worldly] increase diverts you

2

حَتَّىٰ زُرْتُمُ ٱلْمَقَابِرَ

Hatta zurtumul-maqaabir

Until you visit the graveyards.

3

كَلَّا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ

Kalla sawfa ta'lamoon

No! You are going to know.

4

ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ

Thumma kalla sawfa ta'lamoon

Then no! You are going to know.

5

كَلَّا لَوْ تَعْلَمُونَ عِلْمَ ٱلْيَقِينِ

Kalla law ta'lamoona 'ilmal yaqeen

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

6

لَتَرَوُنَّ ٱلْجَحِيمَ

Latara-wun nal jaheem

You will surely see the Hellfire.

7

ثُمَّ لَتَرَوُنَّهَا عَيْنَ ٱلْيَقِينِ

Thumma latara wunnaha 'ainal yaqeen

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

8

ثُمَّ لَتُسْـَٔلُنَّ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَنِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ

Thumma latus alunna yauma-izin 'anin na'eem

Then you will surely be asked that Day about pleasure.