Surah At-Takathur - English Translation by John Medows Rodwell
أَلۡهَىٰكُمُ ٱلتَّكَاثُرُ
THE DESIRE of increasing riches occupieth you
Surah At-Takathur, Verse 1
حَتَّىٰ زُرۡتُمُ ٱلۡمَقَابِرَ
Till ye come to the grave
Surah At-Takathur, Verse 2
كَلَّا سَوۡفَ تَعۡلَمُونَ
Nay! but in the end ye shall know
Surah At-Takathur, Verse 3
ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَوۡفَ تَعۡلَمُونَ
Nay! once more,in the end ye shall know your folly
Surah At-Takathur, Verse 4
كَلَّا لَوۡ تَعۡلَمُونَ عِلۡمَ ٱلۡيَقِينِ
Nay! would that ye knew it with knowledge of certainty
Surah At-Takathur, Verse 5
لَتَرَوُنَّ ٱلۡجَحِيمَ
Surely ye shall see hell-fire
Surah At-Takathur, Verse 6
ثُمَّ لَتَرَوُنَّهَا عَيۡنَ ٱلۡيَقِينِ
Then shall ye surely see it with the eye of certainty
Surah At-Takathur, Verse 7
ثُمَّ لَتُسۡـَٔلُنَّ يَوۡمَئِذٍ عَنِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ
Then shall ye on that day be taken to task concerning pleasures
Surah At-Takathur, Verse 8