The Rivalry in World Increase

بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِیمِ أَلۡهَىٰكُمُ ٱلتَّكَاثُرُ

Competition in [worldly] increase diverts you

حَتَّىٰ زُرۡتُمُ ٱلۡمَقَابِرَ

Until you visit the graveyards.

كَلَّا سَوۡفَ تَعۡلَمُونَ

No! You are going to know.

ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَوۡفَ تَعۡلَمُونَ

Then no! You are going to know.

كَلَّا لَوۡ تَعۡلَمُونَ عِلۡمَ ٱلۡیَقِینِ

No! If you only knew with knowledge of certainty...

لَتَرَوُنَّ ٱلۡجَحِیمَ

You will surely see the Hellfire.

ثُمَّ لَتَرَوُنَّهَا عَیۡنَ ٱلۡیَقِینِ

Then you will surely see it with the eye of certainty.

ثُمَّ لَتُسۡـَٔلُنَّ یَوۡمَىِٕذٍ عَنِ ٱلنَّعِیمِ

Then you will surely be asked that Day about pleasure.