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Surah 102 · 8 ayat
At-Takaathur
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التكاثر
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
أَلْهَىٰكُمُ ٱلتَّكَاثُرُ
MeaningRivalry in worldly increase distracteth you
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حَتَّىٰ زُرْتُمُ ٱلْمَقَابِرَ
MeaningUntil ye come to the graves.
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كَلَّا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ
MeaningNay, but ye will come to know!
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ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ
MeaningNay, but ye will come to know!
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كَلَّا لَوْ تَعْلَمُونَ عِلْمَ ٱلْيَقِينِ
MeaningNay, would that ye knew (now) with a sure knowledge!
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لَتَرَوُنَّ ٱلْجَحِيمَ
MeaningFor ye will behold hell-fire.
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ثُمَّ لَتَرَوُنَّهَا عَيْنَ ٱلْيَقِينِ
MeaningAye, ye will behold it with sure vision.
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ثُمَّ لَتُسْـَٔلُنَّ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَنِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ
MeaningThen, on that day, ye will be asked concerning pleasure.
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Arabic source: Tanzil Quran Text 1.1. Verbatim Uthmani source text, used under CC BY 3.0. Check Tanzil for source updates.
Default English meaning: Marmaduke Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran (1930). The translation is presented separately from the Qur’an Arabic.
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