أَلۡهَىٰكُمُ ٱلتَّكَاثُرُ

Alhakumu alttakathuru

WORD BY WORD
أَلۡهَىٰكُمُalhākumuDiverts you
ٱلتَّكَاثُرُl-takāthuruthe competition to increase
TRANSLATION

Competition in [worldly] increase diverts you

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حَتَّىٰ زُرۡتُمُ ٱلۡمَقَابِرَ

Hatta zurtumu almaqabira

WORD BY WORD
حَتَّىٰḥattāUntil
زُرۡتُمُzur'tumuyou visit
ٱلۡمَقَابِرَl-maqābirathe graves
TRANSLATION

Until you visit the graveyards

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كَلَّا سَوۡفَ تَعۡلَمُونَ

Kalla sawfa taAAlamoona

WORD BY WORD
كَلَّاkallāNay
سَوۡفَsawfaSoon
تَعۡلَمُونَtaʿlamūnayou will know
TRANSLATION

No! You are going to know

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ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَوۡفَ تَعۡلَمُونَ

Thumma kalla sawfa taAAlamoona

WORD BY WORD
ثُمَّthummaThen
كَلَّاkallānay
سَوۡفَsawfaSoon
تَعۡلَمُونَtaʿlamūnayou will know
TRANSLATION

Then no! You are going to know

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كَلَّا لَوۡ تَعۡلَمُونَ عِلۡمَ ٱلۡيَقِينِ

Kalla law taAAlamoona AAilma alyaqeeni

WORD BY WORD
كَلَّاkallāNay
لَوۡlawIf
تَعۡلَمُونَtaʿlamūnayou know
عِلۡمَʿil'ma(with) a knowledge
ٱلۡيَقِينِl-yaqīni(of) certainty
TRANSLATION

No! If you only knew with knowledge of certainty

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لَتَرَوُنَّ ٱلۡجَحِيمَ

Latarawunna aljaheema

WORD BY WORD
لَتَرَوُنَّlatarawunnaSurely you will see
ٱلۡجَحِيمَl-jaḥīmathe Hellfire
TRANSLATION

You will surely see the Hellfire

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ثُمَّ لَتَرَوُنَّهَا عَيۡنَ ٱلۡيَقِينِ

Thumma latarawunnaha AAayna alyaqeeni

WORD BY WORD
ثُمَّthummaThen
لَتَرَوُنَّهَاlatarawunnahāsurely you will see it
عَيۡنَʿayna(with the) eye
ٱلۡيَقِينِl-yaqīni(of) certainty
TRANSLATION

Then you will surely see it with the eye of certainty

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ثُمَّ لَتُسۡـَٔلُنَّ يَوۡمَئِذٍ عَنِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ

Thumma latusalunna yawmaithin AAani alnnaAAeemi

WORD BY WORD
ثُمَّthummaThen
لَتُسۡـَٔلُنَّlatus'alunnasurely you will be asked
يَوۡمَئِذٍyawma-idhinthat Day
عَنِʿaniabout
ٱلنَّعِيمِl-naʿīmithe pleasures
TRANSLATION

Then you will surely be asked that Day about pleasure

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