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Surah 102 · 8 Ayahs

At-Takathur

Surah At-Takathur (“Competition”) is a Meccan surah of 8 ayahs.

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بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.

  1. 102:1
    أَلْهَاكُمُ التَّكَاثُرُ١

    Rivalry in worldly increase distracteth you

  2. 102:2
    حَتَّىٰ زُرْتُمُ الْمَقَابِرَ٢

    Until ye come to the graves.

  3. 102:3
    كَلَّا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ٣

    Nay, but ye will come to know!

  4. 102:4
    ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ٤

    Nay, but ye will come to know!

  5. 102:5
    كَلَّا لَوْ تَعْلَمُونَ عِلْمَ الْيَقِينِ٥

    Nay, would that ye knew (now) with a sure knowledge!

  6. 102:6
    لَتَرَوُنَّ الْجَحِيمَ٦

    For ye will behold hell-fire.

  7. 102:7
    ثُمَّ لَتَرَوُنَّهَا عَيْنَ الْيَقِينِ٧

    Aye, ye will behold it with sure vision.

  8. 102:8
    ثُمَّ لَتُسْأَلُنَّ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَنِ النَّعِيمِ٨

    Then, on that day, ye will be asked concerning pleasure.

English translation by Marmaduke Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran (1930), in the public domain. Digital text from Tanzil.net.