Surah At-Takathur (Rivalry in World Increase) — سُورَةُ التكاثر
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
iIn the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.
أَلْهَاكُمُ التَّكَاثُرُ i
Competition in [worldly] increase diverts you (1)
حَتَّىٰ زُرْتُمُ الْمَقَابِرَ i
Until you visit the graveyards. (2)
كَلَّا لَوْ تَعْلَمُونَ عِلْمَ الْيَقِينِ i
No! If you only knew with knowledge of certainty... (5)
لَتَرَوُنَّ الْجَحِيمَ i
You will surely see the Hellfire. (6)
ثُمَّ لَتَرَوُنَّهَا عَيْنَ الْيَقِينِ i
Then you will surely see it with the eye of certainty. (7)
ثُمَّ لَتُسْأَلُنَّ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَنِ النَّعِيمِ i
Then you will surely be asked that Day about pleasure. (8)