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Untold Serenity

102. At-Takathur

The Rivalry in world increase · Meccan · 8 verses · Revelation order 16

التكاثر

The Surah takes its name from the word at takathur in the first verse.

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ

102:1

أَلۡهَىٰكُمُ ٱلتَّكَاثُرُ

Saheeh International

Competition in [worldly] increase diverts you

Wahiduddin Khan

Greed for more and more distracted you [from God]

Shabbir Ahmed

The relentless greed of material gains distracts you (from the real purpose of life). (5)

102:2

حَتَّىٰ زُرۡتُمُ ٱلۡمَقَابِرَ

Saheeh International

Until you visit the graveyards.

Wahiduddin Khan

till you reached the grave

Shabbir Ahmed

Until you go down to your graves

102:3

كَلَّا سَوۡفَ تَعۡلَمُونَ

Saheeh International

No! You are going to know.

Wahiduddin Khan

But you will soon come to know

Shabbir Ahmed

Nay! But you will come to know

102:4

ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَوۡفَ تَعۡلَمُونَ

Saheeh International

Then, no! You are going to know.

Wahiduddin Khan

But you will soon come to know

Shabbir Ahmed

Again, Nay! You will come to know

102:5

كَلَّا لَوۡ تَعۡلَمُونَ عِلۡمَ ٱلۡيَقِينِ

Saheeh International

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

Wahiduddin Khan

Indeed, were you to know the truth with certainty

Shabbir Ahmed

Nay, only if you could have certain knowledge

102:6

لَتَرَوُنَّ ٱلۡجَحِيمَ

Saheeh International

You will surely see the Hellfire.

Wahiduddin Khan

you would see the fire of Hell

Shabbir Ahmed

You would see it now, the Insurmountable Barrier (in the way of your personal development (29:54), (79)

102:7

ثُمَّ لَتَرَوُنَّهَا عَيۡنَ ٱلۡيَقِينِ

Saheeh International

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

Wahiduddin Khan

You would see it with the eye of certainty

Shabbir Ahmed

Finally, you will behold it with sure vision

102:8

ثُمَّ لَتُسۡـَٔلُنَّ يَوۡمَئِذٍ عَنِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ

Saheeh International

Then you will surely be asked that Day about pleasure.

Wahiduddin Khan

Then on that Day you shall be questioned about your worldly favours

Shabbir Ahmed

And, then, on that Day you will be questioned what you did with the boon of life