اَلۡهٰٮكُمُ التَّكَاثُرُۙ ١
Al haaku mut takathur
Competition in [worldly] increase diverts you
The Rivalry in world increase · 8 ayahs · Makki
بِسۡمِ اللهِ الرَّحۡمٰنِ الرَّحِيۡمِ
اَلۡهٰٮكُمُ التَّكَاثُرُۙ ١
Al haaku mut takathur
Competition in [worldly] increase diverts you
حَتّٰى زُرۡتُمُ الۡمَقَابِرَؕ ٢
Hatta zurtumul-maqaabir
Until you visit the graveyards.
كَلَّا سَوۡفَ تَعۡلَمُوۡنَۙ ٣
Kalla sawfa ta'lamoon
No! You are going to know.
ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَوۡفَ تَعۡلَمُوۡنَؕ ٤
Thumma kalla sawfa ta'lamoon
Then, no! You are going to know.
كَلَّا لَوۡ تَعۡلَمُوۡنَ عِلۡمَ الۡيَقِيۡنِؕ ٥
Kalla law ta'lamoona 'ilmal yaqeen
No! If you only knew with knowledge of certainty...
لَتَرَوُنَّ الۡجَحِيۡمَۙ ٦
Latara-wun nal jaheem
You will surely see the Hellfire.
ثُمَّ لَتَرَوُنَّهَا عَيۡنَ الۡيَقِيۡنِۙ ٧
Thumma latara wunnaha 'ainal yaqeen
Then you will surely see it with the eye of certainty.
ثُمَّ لَـتُسۡـَٔـلُنَّ يَوۡمَٮِٕذٍ عَنِ النَّعِيۡمِ ٨
Thumma latus alunna yauma-izin 'anin na'eem
Then you will surely be asked that Day about pleasure.