Surah 102. At-Takathur

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Verses [Section]: 1-8[1]

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Quran Text of Verse 1-8102. At-Takathurبِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیْمِاَلْهٰىكُمُDiverts youالتَّكَاثُرُۙthe competition to increase حَتّٰیUntilزُرْتُمُyou visitالْمَقَابِرَؕthe graves كَلَّاNay!سَوْفَSoonتَعْلَمُوْنَۙyou will know ثُمَّThenكَلَّاnay!سَوْفَSoonتَعْلَمُوْنَؕyou will know كَلَّاNay!لَوْIfتَعْلَمُوْنَyou knowعِلْمَ(with) a knowledgeالْیَقِیْنِؕ(of) certainty لَتَرَوُنَّSurely you will seeالْجَحِیْمَۙthe Hellfire ثُمَّThenلَتَرَوُنَّهَاsurely you will see itعَیْنَ(with the) eyeالْیَقِیْۙنِ(of) certainty ثُمَّThenلَتُسْـَٔلُنَّsurely you will be askedیَوْمَىِٕذٍthat Dayعَنِaboutالنَّعِیْمِ۠the pleasures

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Surah Introduction

In this Meccan sûrah and the next, the disbelievers are criticized for wasting their lives doing things that do not matter in the Hereafter, most importantly hoarding wealth.

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Translation of Verse 1-81. In the Name of Allah-the Most Compassionate, Most Merciful.

1. Competition for more ˹gains˺ diverts you ˹from Allah˺,

2. until you end up in ˹your˺ graves. ¹³²⁶

3. But no! You will soon come to know.

4. Again, no! You will soon come to know.

5. Indeed, if you were to know ˹your fate˺ with certainty, ˹you would have acted differently˺.

6. ˹But˺ you will surely see the Hellfire.

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

8. Then, on that Day, you will definitely be questioned about ˹your worldly˺ pleasures.

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Commentary

1326. lit., visited the graves, since the stay in the grave is brief, followed by eternal life either in Paradise or Hell.