Al Takashur

Saheeh International

1 Competition in [worldly] increase diverts you

Shakir

1 Abundance diverts you,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

1 In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. The mutual rivalry (for piling up of worldly things) diverts you,

Saheeh International

2 Until you visit the graveyards.

Shakir

2 Until you come to the graves.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

2 Until you visit the graves (i.e. till you die).

Saheeh International

3 No! You are going to know.

Shakir

3 Nay! you shall soon know,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

3 Nay! You shall come to know!

Saheeh International

4 Then no! You are going to know.

Shakir

4 Nay! Nay! you shall soon know.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

4 Again nay! You shall come to know!

Saheeh International

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

Shakir

5 Nay! if you had known with a certain knowledge,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

5 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

6 You will surely see the Hellfire.

Shakir

6 You should most certainly have seen the hell;

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

6 Verily, You shall see the blazing Fire (Hell)!

Saheeh International

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

Shakir

7 Then you shall most certainly see it with the eye of certainty;

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

7 And again, you shall see it with certainty of sight!

Saheeh International

8 Then you will surely be asked that Day about pleasure.

Shakir

8 Then on that day you shall most certainly be questioned about the boons.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

8 Then on that Day you shall be asked about the delights (you indulged in, in this world)!