اَلۡهٰىكُمُ التَّكَاثُرُۙ‏

Alhākumu At-Takāthuru

Competition in [worldly] increase diverts you

حَتّٰي زُرۡتُمُ الۡمَقَابِرَؕ‏

Ĥattá Zurtumu Al-Maqābira

Until you visit the graveyards

كَلَّا سَوۡفَ تَعۡلَمُوۡنَۙ‏

Kallā Sawfa Ta`lamūna

No! You are going to know

ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَوۡفَ تَعۡلَمُوۡنَؕ‏

Thumma Kallā Sawfa Ta`lamūna

Then no! You are going to know

كَلَّا لَوۡ تَعۡلَمُوۡنَ عِلۡمَ الۡيَقِيۡنِؕ‏

Kallā Law Ta`lamūna `Ilma Al-Yaqīni

No! If you only knew with knowledge of certainty

لَتَرَوُنَّ الۡجَحِيۡمَۙ‏

Latarawunna Al-Jaĥīma

You will surely see the Hellfire

ثُمَّ لَتَرَوُنَّهَا عَيۡنَ الۡيَقِيۡنِۙ‏

Thumma Latarawunnahā `Ayna Al-Yaqīni

Then you will surely see it with the eye of certainty

ثُمَّ لَتُسۡـَٔلُنَّ يَوۡمَئِذٍ عَنِ النَّعِيۡمِࣖ‏

Thumma Latus'alunna Yawma'idhin `Ani An-Na`īmi

Then you will surely be asked that Day about pleasure