Quran

Surah At-Takaathur (Competition)

التَّكَاثُرِ

Surah 102 of 114, revealed in Makkah, 8 ayat.

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.

  1. 1At-Takaathur 102:1

    أَلْهَىٰكُمُ ٱلتَّكَاثُرُ

    The mutual rivalry for piling up (the good things of this world) diverts you (from the more serious things),

    Rivalry in worldly increase distracteth you

  2. 2At-Takaathur 102:2

    حَتَّىٰ زُرْتُمُ ٱلْمَقَابِرَ

    Until ye visit the graves.

    Until ye come to the graves.

  3. 3At-Takaathur 102:3

    كَلَّا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ

    But nay, ye soon shall know (the reality).

    Nay, but ye will come to know!

  4. 4At-Takaathur 102:4

    ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ

    Again, ye soon shall know!

    Nay, but ye will come to know!

  5. 5At-Takaathur 102:5

    كَلَّا لَوْ تَعْلَمُونَ عِلْمَ ٱلْيَقِينِ

    Nay, were ye to know with certainty of mind, (ye would beware!)

    Nay, would that ye knew (now) with a sure knowledge!

  6. 6At-Takaathur 102:6

    لَتَرَوُنَّ ٱلْجَحِيمَ

    Ye shall certainly see Hell-Fire!

    For ye will behold hell-fire.

  7. 7At-Takaathur 102:7

    ثُمَّ لَتَرَوُنَّهَا عَيْنَ ٱلْيَقِينِ

    Again, ye shall see it with certainty of sight!

    Aye, ye will behold it with sure vision.

  8. 8At-Takaathur 102:8

    ثُمَّ لَتُسْـَٔلُنَّ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَنِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ

    Then, shall ye be questioned that Day about the joy (ye indulged in!).

    Then, on that day, ye will be asked concerning pleasure.

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Arabic text from the Tanzil Quran Text (Uthmani). Translations by Abdullah Yusuf Ali and Marmaduke Pickthall, both in the public domain.