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At-Takaathur
سُورَةُ التَّكَاثُرِ
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Arabic: Mishary Rashid Alafasy. Turkish translation audio: Diyanet Vakfı. English translation audio: Ibrahim Walk. These audio translations differ from the displayed Rowwad translation, so wording may vary. Audio loads from Islamic Network only when you start listening.
Translation: Rowwad Translation Center · english_rwwad · v1.0.20 · Sources and edition details
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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ أَلْهَىٰكُمُ ٱلتَّكَاثُرُ
Competition for worldly gains distracts you [from Allah],
حَتَّىٰ زُرْتُمُ ٱلْمَقَابِرَ
until you come to your graves.
كَلَّا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ
No indeed! You will come to know.
ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ
Again no! You will come to know.
كَلَّا لَوْ تَعْلَمُونَ عِلْمَ ٱلْيَقِينِ
No indeed! If only you knew for certain[1].
Translation notes
[1] The conclusion of this verse, "...you would not have been distracted from preparing for the Hereafter by wealth and children."
لَتَرَوُنَّ ٱلْجَحِيمَ
You will surely see the Blazing Fire,
ثُمَّ لَتَرَوُنَّهَا عَيْنَ ٱلْيَقِينِ
Again, you will see it with absolute certainty.
ثُمَّ لَتُسْـَٔلُنَّ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَنِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ
Then on that Day you will surely be asked about your worldly pleasures[1].
Translation notes
[1] i.e., of health and wealth and other comforts of the worldly life.
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Al Quran Cloud / Islamic Network · ar.alafasy · tr.vakfi-audio · en.walk · Source terms. Audio translations are separate editions from the displayed Rowwad text.
Text and translation sources
Arabic text: Tanzil Project · Uthmani v1.1 · © 2007–2026 Tanzil Project · CC BY 3.0. The text is reproduced without changing its letters or diacritics. The opening basmalah is retained where supplied by the source; it is absent at the beginning of At-Tawbah.
Translation publisher: Rowwad Translation Center. Source: QuranEnc.com · English Translation - Rowwad Translation Center · v1.0.20. Translated by the team of the Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Rabwah Dawah Association, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website. Translation and footnotes are reproduced unchanged.
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