بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
أَلْهَىٰكُمُ ٱلتَّكَاثُرُ
Al haaku mut takathur
The craving for ever-greater worldly gains and to excel others in that regard keeps you occupied
حَتَّىٰ زُرْتُمُ ٱلْمَقَابِرَ
Hatta zurtumul-maqaabir
until you reach your graves.
كَلَّا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ
Kalla sawfa ta'lamoon
Nay, you will soon come to know;
ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ
Thumma kalla sawfa ta'lamoon
nay, again, you shall soon come to know.
كَلَّا لَوْ تَعْلَمُونَ عِلْمَ ٱلْيَقِينِ
Kalla law ta'lamoona 'ilmal yaqeen
Nay, would that you knew with certainty of knowledge (what your attitude will lead to, you would never have acted the way you do).
لَتَرَوُنَّ ٱلْجَحِيمَ
Latara-wun nal jaheem
You will surely end up seeing Hell;
ثُمَّ لَتَرَوُنَّهَا عَيْنَ ٱلْيَقِينِ
Thumma latara wunnaha 'ainal yaqeen
again, you shall most certainly end up seeing it with absolute certainty.
ثُمَّ لَتُسْـَٔلُنَّ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَنِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ
Thumma latus alunna yauma-izin 'anin na'eem
Then, on that Day, you will be called to account for all the bounties you enjoyed.
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