At-Takathur التكاثر

1بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ أَلْهَىٰكُمُ ٱلتَّكَاثُرُ

Al haaku mut takathur

Competition in [worldly] increase diverts you

2حَتَّىٰ زُرْتُمُ ٱلْمَقَابِرَ

Hatta zurtumul-maqaabir

Until you visit the graveyards.

3كَلَّا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ

Kalla sawfa ta'lamoon

No! You are going to know.

4ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ

Thumma kalla sawfa ta'lamoon

Then no! You are going to know.

5كَلَّا لَوْ تَعْلَمُونَ عِلْمَ ٱلْيَقِينِ

Kalla law ta'lamoona 'ilmal yaqeen

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

6لَتَرَوُنَّ ٱلْجَحِيمَ

Latara-wun nal jaheem

You will surely see the Hellfire.

7ثُمَّ لَتَرَوُنَّهَا عَيْنَ ٱلْيَقِينِ

Thumma latara wunnaha 'ainal yaqeen

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

8ثُمَّ لَتُسْـَٔلُنَّ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَنِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ

Thumma latus alunna yauma-izin 'anin na'eem

Then you will surely be asked that Day about pleasure.