ٱلتَّكَاثُر

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

1. أَلۡهَىٰكُمُ ٱلتَّكَاثُرُ

   ١

   Alhakumu alttakathuru

   Competition in [worldly] increase diverts you

2. حَتَّىٰ زُرۡتُمُ ٱلۡمَقَابِرَ

   ٢

   Hatta zurtumu almaqabira

   Until you visit the graveyards

3. كَلَّا سَوۡفَ تَعۡلَمُونَ

   ٣

   Kalla sawfa taAAlamoona

   No! You are going to know

4. ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَوۡفَ تَعۡلَمُونَ

   ٤

   Thumma kalla sawfa taAAlamoona

   Then no! You are going to know

5. كَلَّا لَوۡ تَعۡلَمُونَ عِلۡمَ ٱلۡيَقِينِ

   ٥

   Kalla law taAAlamoona AAilma alyaqeeni

   No! If you only knew with knowledge of certainty

6. لَتَرَوُنَّ ٱلۡجَحِيمَ

   ٦

   Latarawunna aljaheema

   You will surely see the Hellfire

7. ثُمَّ لَتَرَوُنَّهَا عَيۡنَ ٱلۡيَقِينِ

   ٧

   Thumma latarawunnaha AAayna alyaqeeni

   Then you will surely see it with the eye of certainty

8. ثُمَّ لَتُسۡـَٔلُنَّ يَوۡمَئِذٍ عَنِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ

   ٨

   Thumma latusalunna yawmaithin AAani alnnaAAeemi

   Then you will surely be asked that Day about pleasure