At-Takathur — English Translation

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ أَلْهَىٰكُمُ ٱلتَّكَاثُرُ ﴿1﴾

Competition in [worldly] increase diverts you

حَتَّىٰ زُرْتُمُ ٱلْمَقَابِرَ ﴿2﴾

Until you visit the graveyards.

كَلَّا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ ﴿3﴾

No! You are going to know.

ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ ﴿4﴾

Then no! You are going to know.

كَلَّا لَوْ تَعْلَمُونَ عِلْمَ ٱلْيَقِينِ ﴿5﴾

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

لَتَرَوُنَّ ٱلْجَحِيمَ ﴿6﴾

You will surely see the Hellfire.

ثُمَّ لَتَرَوُنَّهَا عَيْنَ ٱلْيَقِينِ ﴿7﴾

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

ثُمَّ لَتُسْـَٔلُنَّ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَنِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ ﴿8﴾

Then you will surely be asked that Day about pleasure.