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102. At-Takathur

8 verses

التكاثر

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1

ٱلتَّكَاثُرُ

The craving for ever-greater worldly gains and to excel others in that regard keeps you occupied

2

حَتَّىٰ

until you reach your graves

3

كَلَّا سَوۡفَ تَعۡلَمُونَ

Nay, you will soon come to know

4

ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَوۡفَ تَعۡلَمُونَ

nay, again, you shall soon come to know

5

كَلَّا لَوۡ تَعۡلَمُونَ عِلۡمَ ٱلۡيَقِينِ

Nay, would that you knew with certainty of knowledge (what your attitude will lead to, you would never have acted the way you do)

6

لَتَرَوُنَّ ٱلۡجَحِيمَ

You will surely end up seeing Hell

7

ثُمَّ لَتَرَوُنَّهَا عَيۡنَ ٱلۡيَقِينِ

again, you shall most certainly end up seeing it with absolute certainty

8

ثُمَّ لَتُسۡـَٔلُنَّ يَوۡمَئِذٍ عَنِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ

Then, on that Day, you will be called to account for all the bounties you enjoyed

English translation of meaning: Sayyid Abul A'la Maududi. Malayalam translation: Cheriyamundam Abdul Hameed & Kunhi Mohammed Parappoor. Arabic (Uthmani) and translations sourced from Tanzil.net.