Surah At-Takathur - English Translation by Ahmed Ali
أَلۡهَىٰكُمُ ٱلتَّكَاثُرُ
THE AVARICE OF plenitude keeps you occupied
Surah At-Takathur, Verse 1
حَتَّىٰ زُرۡتُمُ ٱلۡمَقَابِرَ
Till you reach the grave
Surah At-Takathur, Verse 2
كَلَّا سَوۡفَ تَعۡلَمُونَ
But you will come to know soon
Surah At-Takathur, Verse 3
ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَوۡفَ تَعۡلَمُونَ
Indeed you will come to know soon
Surah At-Takathur, Verse 4
كَلَّا لَوۡ تَعۡلَمُونَ عِلۡمَ ٱلۡيَقِينِ
And yet if you knew with positive knowledge
Surah At-Takathur, Verse 5
لَتَرَوُنَّ ٱلۡجَحِيمَ
You have indeed to behold Hell
Surah At-Takathur, Verse 6
ثُمَّ لَتَرَوُنَّهَا عَيۡنَ ٱلۡيَقِينِ
Then you will see it with the eye of certainty
Surah At-Takathur, Verse 7
ثُمَّ لَتُسۡـَٔلُنَّ يَوۡمَئِذٍ عَنِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ
Then on that day you will surely be asked about the verity of pleasures
Surah At-Takathur, Verse 8