The mutual rivalry for piling up (the good things of this world) diverts you (from the more serious things),
Abundance diverts you,
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم ألهاكم التكاثر
Competition in [worldly] increase diverts you
أَلْهَىٰكُمُ ٱلتَّكَاثُرُ
Chapter 102, 8 verses
The mutual rivalry for piling up (the good things of this world) diverts you (from the more serious things),
Abundance diverts you,
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم ألهاكم التكاثر
Competition in [worldly] increase diverts you
أَلْهَىٰكُمُ ٱلتَّكَاثُرُ
Until ye visit the graves.
Until you come to the graves.
حتى زرتم المقابر
Until you visit the graveyards.
حَتَّىٰ زُرْتُمُ ٱلْمَقَابِرَ
But nay, ye soon shall know (the reality).
Nay! you shall soon know,
كلا سوف تعلمون
No! You are going to know.
كَلَّا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ
Again, ye soon shall know!
Nay! Nay! you shall soon know.
ثم كلا سوف تعلمون
Then no! You are going to know.
ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ
Nay, were ye to know with certainty of mind, (ye would beware!)
Nay! if you had known with a certain knowledge,
كلا لو تعلمون علم اليقين
No! If you only knew with knowledge of certainty...
كَلَّا لَوْ تَعْلَمُونَ عِلْمَ ٱلْيَقِينِ
Ye shall certainly see Hell - Fire!
You should most certainly have seen the hell;
لترون الجحيم
You will surely see the Hellfire.
لَتَرَوُنَّ ٱلْجَحِيمَ
Again, ye shall see it with certainty of sight!
Then you shall most certainly see it with the eye of certainty;
ثم لترونها عين اليقين
Then you will surely see it with the eye of certainty.
ثُمَّ لَتَرَوُنَّهَا عَيْنَ ٱلْيَقِينِ
Then, shall ye be questioned that Day about the joy (ye indulged in!).
Then on that day you shall most certainly be questioned about the boons.
ثم لتسألن يومئذ عن النعيم
Then you will surely be asked that Day about pleasure.
ثُمَّ لَتُسْـَٔلُنَّ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَنِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ