Surah At-Takathur (The Rivalry in world increase)
Meccan · 8 ayahs · Arabic with the Pickthall English translation.
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Verses
أَلۡهَىٰكُمُ ٱلتَّكَاثُرُ
Rivalry in worldly increase distracteth you
102:1حَتَّىٰ زُرۡتُمُ ٱلۡمَقَابِرَ
Until ye come to the graves
102:2كَلَّا سَوۡفَ تَعۡلَمُونَ
Nay, but ye will come to know
102:3ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَوۡفَ تَعۡلَمُونَ
Nay, but ye will come to know
102:4كَلَّا لَوۡ تَعۡلَمُونَ عِلۡمَ ٱلۡيَقِينِ
Nay, would that ye knew (now) with a sure knowledge
102:5لَتَرَوُنَّ ٱلۡجَحِيمَ
For ye will behold hell-fire
102:6ثُمَّ لَتَرَوُنَّهَا عَيۡنَ ٱلۡيَقِينِ
Aye, ye will behold it with sure vision
102:7ثُمَّ لَتُسۡـَٔلُنَّ يَوۡمَئِذٍ عَنِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ
Then, on that day, ye will be asked concerning pleasure
102:8
Arabic text: Tanzil Uthmani (public domain). English translation: Marmaduke Pickthall, “The Meaning of the Glorious Koran” (1930) — public domain.
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