102 · Meccan · 8 verses
The Rivalry in world increase
التكاثر
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
أَلْهَىٰكُمُ ٱلتَّكَاثُرُ ١
Competition in [worldly] increase diverts you
حَتَّىٰ زُرْتُمُ ٱلْمَقَابِرَ ٢
Until you visit the graveyards.
كَلَّا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ ٣
No! You are going to know.
ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ ٤
Then, no! You are going to know.
كَلَّا لَوْ تَعْلَمُونَ عِلْمَ ٱلْيَقِينِ ٥
No! If you only knew with knowledge of certainty...
لَتَرَوُنَّ ٱلْجَحِيمَ ٦
You will surely see the Hellfire.
ثُمَّ لَتَرَوُنَّهَا عَيْنَ ٱلْيَقِينِ ٧
Then you will surely see it with the eye of certainty.
ثُمَّ لَتُسْـَٔلُنَّ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَنِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ ٨
Then you will surely be asked that Day about pleasure.
Qur'an text: Tanzil.net. Translation, word by word and tafsir: Quran Foundation (Quran.com). Audio: Quran Foundation (Quran.com).