Read Surah At-Takathur — Full Text with Transliteration

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

1. أَلْهَىٰكُمُ ٱلتَّكَاثُرُ102:1

   Al haaku mut takathur

   Competition in [worldly] increase diverts you

2. حَتَّىٰ زُرْتُمُ ٱلْمَقَابِرَ102:2

   Hatta zurtumul-maqaabir

   Until you visit the graveyards.

3. كَلَّا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ102:3

   Kalla sawfa ta'lamoon

   No! You are going to know.

4. ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ102:4

   Thumma kalla sawfa ta'lamoon

   Then no! You are going to know.

5. كَلَّا لَوْ تَعْلَمُونَ عِلْمَ ٱلْيَقِينِ102:5

   Kalla law ta'lamoona 'ilmal yaqeen

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

6. لَتَرَوُنَّ ٱلْجَحِيمَ102:6

   Latara-wun nal jaheem

   You will surely see the Hellfire.

7. ثُمَّ لَتَرَوُنَّهَا عَيْنَ ٱلْيَقِينِ102:7

   Thumma latara wunnaha 'ainal yaqeen

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

8. ثُمَّ لَتُسْـَٔلُنَّ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَنِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ102:8

   Thumma latus alunna yauma-izin 'anin na'eem

   Then you will surely be asked that Day about pleasure.