بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
أَلْهَىٰكُمُٱلتَّكَاثُرُ١
Al haaku mut takathur
Competition in [worldly] increase diverts you
حَتَّىٰزُرْتُمُٱلْمَقَابِرَ٢
Hatta zurtumul-maqaabir
Until you visit the graveyards.
كَلَّاسَوْفَتَعْلَمُونَ٣
Kalla sawfa ta'lamoon
No! You are going to know.
ثُمَّكَلَّاسَوْفَتَعْلَمُونَ٤
Thumma kalla sawfa ta'lamoon
Then no! You are going to know.
كَلَّالَوْتَعْلَمُونَعِلْمَٱلْيَقِينِ٥
Kalla law ta'lamoona 'ilmal yaqeen
No! If you only knew with knowledge of certainty...
لَتَرَوُنَّٱلْجَحِيمَ٦
Latara-wun nal jaheem
You will surely see the Hellfire.
ثُمَّلَتَرَوُنَّهَاعَيْنَٱلْيَقِينِ٧
Thumma latara wunnaha 'ainal yaqeen
Then you will surely see it with the eye of certainty.
ثُمَّلَتُسْـَٔلُنَّيَوْمَئِذٍعَنِٱلنَّعِيمِ٨
Thumma latus alunna yauma-izin 'anin na'eem
Then you will surely be asked that Day about pleasure.
Surah At-Takaathur (Arabic: سُورَةُ التَّكَاثُرِ) is the 102th chapter of the Holy Qur'an. It consists of 8 verses and was revealed in Meccan.
This page provides the complete Surah At-Takaathur in Arabic Uthmani script, clear English transliteration for pronunciation guidance, Saheeh International English translation, and interactive word-by-word audio recitation.
The English name translation of Surah At-Takaathur is "Competition".
Surah At-Takaathur is a Meccan surah.
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