Surah At-Takathur — Word by Word
التكاثر
The Rivalry in world increase
Explanations are simplified from tafsirs by Ibn Kathir, Mufti Muhammad Shafi, and Maulana Wahiduddin Khan. Spot an inaccuracy? Let us know.
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
alhākumu l-takāthuru
Competition in [worldly] increase diverts you
ḥattā zur'tumu l-maqābira
Until you visit the graveyards.
kallā sawfa taʿlamūna
No! You are going to know.
thumma kallā sawfa taʿlamūna
Then, no! You are going to know.
kallā law taʿlamūna ʿil'ma l-yaqīni
No! If you only knew with knowledge of certainty...
latarawunna l-jaḥīma
You will surely see the Hellfire.
thumma latarawunnahā ʿayna l-yaqīni
Then you will surely see it with the eye of certainty.
thumma latus'alunna yawma-idhin ʿani l-naʿīmi
Then you will surely be asked that Day about pleasure.