Al Takashur
Chapter 102, 8 verses
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Shakir
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Yusuf Ali
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Arabic
Shakir
Abundance diverts you,
Yusuf Ali
The mutual rivalry for piling up (the good things of this world) diverts you (from the more serious things),
Arabic
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم ألهاكم التكاثر
Shakir
Until you come to the graves.
Yusuf Ali
Until ye visit the graves.
Arabic
حتى زرتم المقابر
Shakir
Nay! you shall soon know,
Yusuf Ali
But nay, ye soon shall know (the reality).
Shakir
Nay! Nay! you shall soon know.
Yusuf Ali
Again, ye soon shall know!
Arabic
ثم كلا سوف تعلمون
Shakir
Nay! if you had known with a certain knowledge,
Yusuf Ali
Nay, were ye to know with certainty of mind, (ye would beware!)
Arabic
كلا لو تعلمون علم اليقين
Shakir
You should most certainly have seen the hell;
Yusuf Ali
Ye shall certainly see Hell - Fire!
Shakir
Then you shall most certainly see it with the eye of certainty;
Yusuf Ali
Again, ye shall see it with certainty of sight!
Arabic
ثم لترونها عين اليقين
Shakir
Then on that day you shall most certainly be questioned about the boons.
Yusuf Ali
Then, shall ye be questioned that Day about the joy (ye indulged in!).
Arabic
ثم لتسألن يومئذ عن النعيم