Surah At-Takathur التكاثر

أَلۡهَىٰكُمُ ٱلتَّكَاثُرُ ١

Alhākumut-takāthur

Competition in [worldly] increase diverts you

حَتَّىٰ زُرۡتُمُ ٱلۡمَقَابِرَ ٢

Hattā zurtumul-maqābir

Until you visit the graveyards.¹⁹⁸⁰

كَلَّا سَوۡفَ تَعۡلَمُونَ ٣

Kallā sawfa ta'lamūn

No! You are going to know.

ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَوۡفَ تَعۡلَمُونَ ٤

Thumma kallā sawfa ta'lamūn

Then, no! You are going to know.

كَلَّا لَوۡ تَعۡلَمُونَ عِلۡمَ ٱلۡيَقِينِ ٥

Kallā law ta'lamūna 'ilmal-yaqīn

No! If you only knew with knowledge of certainty...¹⁹⁸¹

لَتَرَوُنَّ ٱلۡجَحِيمَ ٦

Latarawunnal-jahīm

You will surely see the Hellfire.

ثُمَّ لَتَرَوُنَّهَا عَيۡنَ ٱلۡيَقِينِ ٧

Thumma latarawunnahā 'aynal-yaqīn

Then you will surely see it with the eye of certainty.¹⁹⁸²

ثُمَّ لَتُسۡـَٔلُنَّ يَوۡمَئِذٍ عَنِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ ٨

Thumma latus'alunna yawma'idhin 'anin-na'īm

Then you will surely be asked that Day about pleasure.¹⁹⁸³