At-Takathur – (The Rivalry in World Increase)
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بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
Bismillah hir rahman nir raheem
In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.
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أَلۡهَىٰكُمُ ٱلتَّكَاثُرُ
Al haaku mut takathur
Competition in [worldly] increase diverts you
2
حَتَّىٰ زُرۡتُمُ ٱلۡمَقَابِرَ
Hatta zurtumul-maqaabir
Until you visit the graveyards.
3
كَلَّا سَوۡفَ تَعۡلَمُونَ
Kalla sawfa ta’lamoon
No! You are going to know.
4
ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَوۡفَ تَعۡلَمُونَ
Thumma kalla sawfa ta’lamoon
Then no! You are going to know.
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كَلَّا لَوۡ تَعۡلَمُونَ عِلۡمَ ٱلۡيَقِينِ
Kalla law ta’lamoona ‘ilmal yaqeen
No! If you only knew with knowledge of certainty…
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لَتَرَوُنَّ ٱلۡجَحِيمَ
Latara-wun nal jaheem
You will surely see the Hellfire.
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ثُمَّ لَتَرَوُنَّهَا عَيۡنَ ٱلۡيَقِينِ
Thumma latara wunnaha ‘ainal yaqeen
Then you will surely see it with the eye of certainty.
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ثُمَّ لَتُسۡـَٔلُنَّ يَوۡمَئِذٍ عَنِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ
Thumma latus alunna yauma-izin ‘anin na’eem
Then you will surely be asked that Day about pleasure.