Competition in [worldly] increase diverts you
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ أَلْهَاكُمُ التَّكَاثُرُ
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Rivalry in worldly increase distracteth you
أَلْهَىٰكُمُ ٱلتَّكَاثُرُ
Chapter 102, 8 verses
Competition in [worldly] increase diverts you
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ أَلْهَاكُمُ التَّكَاثُرُ
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Rivalry in worldly increase distracteth you
أَلْهَىٰكُمُ ٱلتَّكَاثُرُ
Until you visit the graveyards.
حَتَّىٰ زُرْتُمُ الْمَقَابِرَ
Until ye come to the graves.
حَتَّىٰ زُرْتُمُ ٱلْمَقَابِرَ
No! You are going to know.
كَلَّا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ
Nay, but ye will come to know!
كَلَّا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ
Then no! You are going to know.
ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ
Nay, but ye will come to know!
ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ
No! If you only knew with knowledge of certainty...
كَلَّا لَوْ تَعْلَمُونَ عِلْمَ الْيَقِينِ
Nay, would that ye knew (now) with a sure knowledge!
كَلَّا لَوْ تَعْلَمُونَ عِلْمَ ٱلْيَقِينِ
You will surely see the Hellfire.
لَتَرَوُنَّ الْجَحِيمَ
For ye will behold hell - fire.
لَتَرَوُنَّ ٱلْجَحِيمَ
Then you will surely see it with the eye of certainty.
ثُمَّ لَتَرَوُنَّهَا عَيْنَ الْيَقِينِ
Aye, ye will behold it with sure vision.
ثُمَّ لَتَرَوُنَّهَا عَيْنَ ٱلْيَقِينِ
Then you will surely be asked that Day about pleasure.
ثُمَّ لَتُسْأَلُنَّ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَنِ النَّعِيمِ
Then, on that day, ye will be asked concerning pleasure.
ثُمَّ لَتُسْـَٔلُنَّ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَنِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ