Surah At-Takathur

أَلْهَىٰكُمُ ٱلتَّكَاثُرُ ﴿١﴾

Al haaku mut takathur

1Competition in [worldly] increase diverts you

حَتَّىٰ زُرْتُمُ ٱلْمَقَابِرَ ﴿٢﴾

Hatta zurtumul-maqaabir

2Until you visit the graveyards.

كَلَّا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ ﴿٣﴾

Kalla sawfa ta'lamoon

3No! You are going to know.

ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ ﴿٤﴾

Thumma kalla sawfa ta'lamoon

4Then no! You are going to know.

كَلَّا لَوْ تَعْلَمُونَ عِلْمَ ٱلْيَقِينِ ﴿٥﴾

Kalla law ta'lamoona 'ilmal yaqeen

5No! If you only knew with knowledge of certainty...

لَتَرَوُنَّ ٱلْجَحِيمَ ﴿٦﴾

Latara-wun nal jaheem

6You will surely see the Hellfire.

ثُمَّ لَتَرَوُنَّهَا عَيْنَ ٱلْيَقِينِ ﴿٧﴾

Thumma latara wunnaha 'ainal yaqeen

7Then you will surely see it with the eye of certainty.

ثُمَّ لَتُسْـَٔلُنَّ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَنِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ ﴿٨﴾

Thumma latus alunna yauma-izin 'anin na'eem

8Then you will surely be asked that Day about pleasure.