أَلْهَىٰكُمُ ٱلتَّكَاثُرُ 102:1
Alhakumu attakathur
Rivalry in worldly increase distracteth you
Surah Takathur — The Rivalry in world increase
Also spelled Surah At Takathur.
Surah At-Takathur at a glance
- How many verses does Surah At-Takathur have?
- Surah At-Takathur has 8 verses (ayat).
- Which juz is Surah At-Takathur in?
- Juz 30, also called Para 30. Read Juz 30.
- Was Surah At-Takathur revealed in Makkah or Madinah?
- It was revealed in Makkah, so it is a Meccan (Makki) surah.
- What does At-Takathur mean?
- At-Takathur means “The Rivalry in world increase”. In Arabic it is written التكاثر.
- Where is Surah At-Takathur in the Quran?
- It is chapter 102 of 114. Page 600 of the standard 604-page mushaf.
حَتَّىٰ زُرْتُمُ ٱلْمَقَابِرَ 102:2
Hatta zurtumu almaqabir
Until ye come to the graves.
كَلَّا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ 102:3
Kalla sawfa taAAlamoon
Nay, but ye will come to know!
ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ 102:4
Thumma kalla sawfa taAAlamoon
Nay, but ye will come to know!
كَلَّا لَوْ تَعْلَمُونَ عِلْمَ ٱلْيَقِينِ 102:5
Kalla law taAAlamoona AAilma alyaqeen
Nay, would that ye knew (now) with a sure knowledge!
لَتَرَوُنَّ ٱلْجَحِيمَ 102:6
Latarawunna aljaheem
For ye will behold hell-fire.
ثُمَّ لَتَرَوُنَّهَا عَيْنَ ٱلْيَقِينِ 102:7
Thumma latarawunnaha AAayna alyaqeen
Aye, ye will behold it with sure vision.
ثُمَّ لَتُسْـَٔلُنَّ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَنِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ 102:8
Thumma latus-alunna yawma-ithin AAaniannaAAeem
Then, on that day, ye will be asked concerning pleasure.
English translation by Marmaduke Pickthall (public domain). Transliteration is a mechanical romanisation. Arabic in the Uthmani script.