Al Takashur
Chapter 102, 8 verses
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Saheeh International
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Arabic
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Shakir
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Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Saheeh International
Competition in [worldly] increase diverts you
Arabic
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم ألهاكم التكاثر
Shakir
Abundance diverts you,
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. The mutual rivalry (for piling up of worldly things) diverts you,
Saheeh International
Until you visit the graveyards.
Arabic
حتى زرتم المقابر
Shakir
Until you come to the graves.
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Until you visit the graves (i.e. till you die).
Saheeh International
No! You are going to know.
Shakir
Nay! you shall soon know,
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Nay! You shall come to know!
Saheeh International
Then no! You are going to know.
Arabic
ثم كلا سوف تعلمون
Shakir
Nay! Nay! you shall soon know.
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Again nay! You shall come to know!
Saheeh International
No! If you only knew with knowledge of certainty...
Arabic
كلا لو تعلمون علم اليقين
Shakir
Nay! if you had known with a certain knowledge,
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Nay! If you knew with a sure knowledge (the end result of piling up, you would not have been occupied yourselves in worldly things).
Saheeh International
You will surely see the Hellfire.
Shakir
You should most certainly have seen the hell;
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Verily, You shall see the blazing Fire (Hell)!
Saheeh International
Then you will surely see it with the eye of certainty.
Arabic
ثم لترونها عين اليقين
Shakir
Then you shall most certainly see it with the eye of certainty;
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And again, you shall see it with certainty of sight!
Saheeh International
Then you will surely be asked that Day about pleasure.
Arabic
ثم لتسألن يومئذ عن النعيم
Shakir
Then on that day you shall most certainly be questioned about the boons.
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Then on that Day you shall be asked about the delights (you indulged in, in this world)!