102 · Meccan · 8 verses
The Rivalry in world increase
التكاثر
بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
أَلۡهَىٰكُمُ ٱلتَّكَاثُرُ ١
Competition in [worldly] increase diverts you
حَتَّىٰ زُرۡتُمُ ٱلۡمَقَابِرَ ٢
Until you visit the graveyards
كَلَّا سَوۡفَ تَعۡلَمُونَ ٣
No! You are going to know
ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَوۡفَ تَعۡلَمُونَ ٤
Then no! You are going to know
كَلَّا لَوۡ تَعۡلَمُونَ عِلۡمَ ٱلۡيَقِينِ ٥
No! If you only knew with knowledge of certainty
لَتَرَوُنَّ ٱلۡجَحِيمَ ٦
You will surely see the Hellfire
ثُمَّ لَتَرَوُنَّهَا عَيۡنَ ٱلۡيَقِينِ ٧
Then you will surely see it with the eye of certainty
ثُمَّ لَتُسۡـَٔلُنَّ يَوۡمَئِذٍ عَنِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ ٨
Then you will surely be asked that Day about pleasure
English translation: Saheeh International. Qur'an text: King Fahd Complex (via the Noble Qur'an Encyclopedia). Transliteration: Tanzil.net. Word by word: Quran.com. Audio: EveryAyah.com.