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102. At-Takaathur Browse all Surahs

التكاثر

Surah At-Takaathur

Meaning of the name: Competition

Makkan Ayat 8

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Listen to this Surah Mahmoud Khalil Al-Husary · Murattal

Recitation by Mahmoud Khalil Al-Husary.

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

  1. أَلْهَىٰكُمُ ٱلتَّكَاثُرُ

    Competition for worldly gains distracts you [from Allah],

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  2. حَتَّىٰ زُرْتُمُ ٱلْمَقَابِرَ

    until you come to your graves.

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  3. كَلَّا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ

    No indeed! You will come to know.

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  4. ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ

    Again no! You will come to know.

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  5. كَلَّا لَوْ تَعْلَمُونَ عِلْمَ ٱلْيَقِينِ

    No indeed! If only you knew for certain[1].

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    Translation footnote [1]

    [1] The conclusion of this verse, "...you would not have been distracted from preparing for the Hereafter by wealth and children."

  6. لَتَرَوُنَّ ٱلْجَحِيمَ

    You will surely see the Blazing Fire,

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  7. ثُمَّ لَتَرَوُنَّهَا عَيْنَ ٱلْيَقِينِ

    Again, you will see it with absolute certainty.

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  8. ثُمَّ لَتُسْـَٔلُنَّ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَنِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ

    Then on that Day you will surely be asked about your worldly pleasures[2].

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    Translation footnote [2]

    [2] i.e., of health and wealth and other comforts of the worldly life.