Surah At-Takathur - English Translation by Ali Quli Qarai
أَلۡهَىٰكُمُ ٱلتَّكَاثُرُ
Rivalry [and vainglory] distracted you
Surah At-Takathur, Verse 1
حَتَّىٰ زُرۡتُمُ ٱلۡمَقَابِرَ
until you visited [even] the graves
Surah At-Takathur, Verse 2
كَلَّا سَوۡفَ تَعۡلَمُونَ
No indeed! Soon you will know
Surah At-Takathur, Verse 3
ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَوۡفَ تَعۡلَمُونَ
Again, no indeed! Soon you will know
Surah At-Takathur, Verse 4
كَلَّا لَوۡ تَعۡلَمُونَ عِلۡمَ ٱلۡيَقِينِ
No indeed! Were you to know with certain knowledge
Surah At-Takathur, Verse 5
لَتَرَوُنَّ ٱلۡجَحِيمَ
you would surely see hell
Surah At-Takathur, Verse 6
ثُمَّ لَتَرَوُنَّهَا عَيۡنَ ٱلۡيَقِينِ
Again, you will surely see it with the eye of certainty
Surah At-Takathur, Verse 7
ثُمَّ لَتُسۡـَٔلُنَّ يَوۡمَئِذٍ عَنِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ
Then, that day, you will surely be questioned concerning the blessing
Surah At-Takathur, Verse 8