At-Takatsur
Competition
Surah 102 · Meccan · 8 ayahs
بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
أَلۡهَىٰكُمُ ٱلتَّكَاثُرُ ١
Alhākumut-takāthur.
Competition in [worldly] increase diverts you
حَتَّىٰ زُرۡتُمُ ٱلۡمَقَابِرَ ٢
Ḥattā zurtumul-maqābir.
Until you visit the graveyards.1
Footnotes (1)
- i.e., remain in them temporarily, meaning until the Day of Resurrection.
كـَلَّا سَوۡفَ تَعۡلَمُونَ ٣
Kallā sawfa taʿlamūn.
No! You are going to know.
ثُمَّ كـَلَّا سَوۡفَ تَعۡلَمُونَ ٤
Thumma kallā sawfa taʿlamūn.
Then, no! You are going to know.
كـَلَّا لَوۡ تَعۡلَمُونَ عِلۡمَ ٱلۡيَقِينِ ٥
Kallā law taʿlamūna ʿilmal-yaqīn.
No! If you only knew with knowledge of certainty...1
Footnotes (1)
- The conclusion of this verse is estimated to be "...you would not have been distracted from preparing for the Hereafter."
لَتَرَوُنَّ ٱلۡجَحِيمَ ٦
Latarawunnal-jaḥīm.
You will surely see the Hellfire.
ثُمَّ لَتَرَوُنَّهَا عَيۡنَ ٱلۡيَقِينِ ٧
Thumma latarawunnahā ʿaynal-yaqīn.
Then you will surely see it with the eye of certainty.1
Footnotes (1)
- i.e., with actual eyesight.
ثُمَّ لَتُسۡـَٔلُنَّ يَوۡمَئِذٍ عَنِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ ٨
Thumma latusʾalunna yawmaʾidhin ʿanin-naʿīm.
Then you will surely be asked that Day about pleasure.1
Footnotes (1)
- i.e., the comforts of worldly life and whether you were grateful to Allāh for His blessings.