Surah At-Takathur - English Translation by Aisha Bewley
أَلۡهَىٰكُمُ ٱلتَّكَاثُرُ
Fierce competition for this world distracted you
Surah At-Takathur, Verse 1
حَتَّىٰ زُرۡتُمُ ٱلۡمَقَابِرَ
until you went down to the graves
Surah At-Takathur, Verse 2
كَلَّا سَوۡفَ تَعۡلَمُونَ
No indeed, you will soon know
Surah At-Takathur, Verse 3
ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَوۡفَ تَعۡلَمُونَ
Again no indeed, you will soon know
Surah At-Takathur, Verse 4
كَلَّا لَوۡ تَعۡلَمُونَ عِلۡمَ ٱلۡيَقِينِ
No indeed, if you only knew with the Knowledge of Certainty
Surah At-Takathur, Verse 5
لَتَرَوُنَّ ٱلۡجَحِيمَ
you will certainly see the Blazing Fire
Surah At-Takathur, Verse 6
ثُمَّ لَتَرَوُنَّهَا عَيۡنَ ٱلۡيَقِينِ
Then you will certainly see it with the Eye of Certainty
Surah At-Takathur, Verse 7
ثُمَّ لَتُسۡـَٔلُنَّ يَوۡمَئِذٍ عَنِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ
Then you will be asked that Day about the pleasures you enjoyed
Surah At-Takathur, Verse 8