Surah At-Takathur - English Translation by Farook Malik
أَلۡهَىٰكُمُ ٱلتَّكَاثُرُ
O mankind, you have been distracted by the rivalry of piling up worldly gains against one another
Surah At-Takathur, Verse 1
حَتَّىٰ زُرۡتُمُ ٱلۡمَقَابِرَ
You will never be satisfied until you get into the grave
Surah At-Takathur, Verse 2
كَلَّا سَوۡفَ تَعۡلَمُونَ
Nevertheless, soon you shall come to know
Surah At-Takathur, Verse 3
ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَوۡفَ تَعۡلَمُونَ
Again, nevertheless, soon you shall come to know
Surah At-Takathur, Verse 4
كَلَّا لَوۡ تَعۡلَمُونَ عِلۡمَ ٱلۡيَقِينِ
Nay! Would that you knew through the real knowledge provided to you in this Qur’an and care about your life in the Hereafter
Surah At-Takathur, Verse 5
لَتَرَوُنَّ ٱلۡجَحِيمَ
Because on the Day of Judgment when you shall see the hell
Surah At-Takathur, Verse 6
ثُمَّ لَتَرَوُنَّهَا عَيۡنَ ٱلۡيَقِينِ
and see it with the certainty of your own eyes
Surah At-Takathur, Verse 7
ثُمَّ لَتُسۡـَٔلُنَّ يَوۡمَئِذٍ عَنِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ
you shall believe it, but that belief is going to do you no good because - on that Day, you shall be questioned about the blessings (faculties and resources that you were given in the worldly life - as to how you used them)
Surah At-Takathur, Verse 8