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Surah 102 · Meccan · 8 Ayahs

Surah At-Takathur

Rivalry in Worldly Increase

سورة التكاثر
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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

  1. 1

    أَلْهَىٰكُمُ ٱلتَّكَاثُرُ

    Competition in [worldly] increase diverts you

  2. 2

    حَتَّىٰ زُرْتُمُ ٱلْمَقَابِرَ

    Until you visit the graveyards.

  3. 3

    كَلَّا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ

    No! You are going to know.

  4. 4

    ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ

    Then no! You are going to know.

  5. 5

    كَلَّا لَوْ تَعْلَمُونَ عِلْمَ ٱلْيَقِينِ

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

  6. 6

    لَتَرَوُنَّ ٱلْجَحِيمَ

    You will surely see the Hellfire.

  7. 7

    ثُمَّ لَتَرَوُنَّهَا عَيْنَ ٱلْيَقِينِ

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

  8. 8

    ثُمَّ لَتُسْـَٔلُنَّ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَنِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ

    Then you will surely be asked that Day about pleasure.

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