Surah At-Takathur سُورَةُ التَّكَاثُرِ
Surah At-Takathur (سُورَةُ التَّكَاثُرِ), "Competition", is chapter 102 of the Quran's 114. It has 8 ayahs, is classified as Makki (revealed in Makkah), and appears in Juz 30 of the standard thirty-part division. Read it below with the Arabic text, the Sahih International English translation, word-by-word meanings and ayah-by-ayah recitation from your chosen reciter.
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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
أَلْهَىٰكُمُ ٱلتَّكَاثُرُ
102:1Competition in [worldly] increase diverts you
حَتَّىٰ زُرْتُمُ ٱلْمَقَابِرَ
102:2Until you visit the graveyards.
كَلَّا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ
102:3No! You are going to know.
ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ
102:4Then no! You are going to know.
كَلَّا لَوْ تَعْلَمُونَ عِلْمَ ٱلْيَقِينِ
102:5No! If you only knew with knowledge of certainty...
لَتَرَوُنَّ ٱلْجَحِيمَ
102:6You will surely see the Hellfire.
ثُمَّ لَتَرَوُنَّهَا عَيْنَ ٱلْيَقِينِ
102:7Then you will surely see it with the eye of certainty.
ثُمَّ لَتُسْـَٔلُنَّ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَنِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ
102:8Then you will surely be asked that Day about pleasure.
Arabic: Uthmani script via Islamic Network. Translation: Sahih International via Islamic Network. Audio: Islamic Network CDN. Word-by-word glosses and word pronunciation: Quran.com (Quran Foundation). Quranic text is displayed exactly as provided and never altered; see sources.
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