102

Surah At-Takathur

Meccan 8 Ayahs Juz 1
التكاثر

Surah At-Takathur (التكاثر) is chapter 102 of the Holy Quran — a Meccan surah of 8 verses (ayahs).

Bismillah
بِسْمِIn (the) namebis'miٱللَّهِ(of) Allahl-lahiٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِthe Most Graciousl-raḥmāniٱلرَّحِيمِthe Most Mercifull-raḥīmi
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
102:1
أَلْهَىٰكُمُDiverts youalhākumuٱلتَّكَاثُرُthe competition to increasel-takāthuru١
Competition in [worldly] increase diverts you
102:2
حَتَّىٰUntilḥattāزُرْتُمُyou visitzur'tumuٱلْمَقَابِرَthe gravesl-maqābira٢
Until you visit the graveyards.
102:3
كَلَّاNaykallāسَوْفَSoonsawfaتَعْلَمُونَyou will knowtaʿlamūna٣
No! You are going to know.
102:4
ثُمَّThenthummaكَلَّاnaykallāسَوْفَSoonsawfaتَعْلَمُونَyou will knowtaʿlamūna٤
Then, no! You are going to know.
102:5
كَلَّاNaykallāلَوْIflawتَعْلَمُونَyou knowtaʿlamūnaعِلْمَ(with) a knowledgeʿil'maٱلْيَقِينِ(of) certaintyl-yaqīni٥
No! If you only knew with knowledge of certainty...
102:6
لَتَرَوُنَّSurely you will seelatarawunnaٱلْجَحِيمَthe Hellfirel-jaḥīma٦
You will surely see the Hellfire.
102:7
ثُمَّThenthummaلَتَرَوُنَّهَاsurely you will see itlatarawunnahāعَيْنَ(with the) eyeʿaynaٱلْيَقِينِ(of) certaintyl-yaqīni٧
Then you will surely see it with the eye of certainty.
102:8
ثُمَّThenthummaلَتُسْـَٔلُنَّsurely you will be askedlatus'alunnaيَوْمَئِذٍthat Dayyawma-idhinعَنِaboutʿaniٱلنَّعِيمِthe pleasuresl-naʿīmi٨
Then you will surely be asked that Day about pleasure.