The 8 verses of At-Takathur
- Surah
- 102
- Verses
- 8
- Revealed in
- Makkah
- Meaning
- Competing for More
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1
أَلْهَىٰكُمُ ٱلتَّكَاثُرُ
alhākumu l-takāthuru
Competition in [worldly] increase diverts you
Word by word
- أَلْهَىٰكُمُalhākumuDiverts you
- ٱلتَّكَاثُرُl-takāthuruthe competition to increase
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2
حَتَّىٰ زُرْتُمُ ٱلْمَقَابِرَ
ḥattā zur'tumu l-maqābira
Until you visit the graveyards.
Word by word
- حَتَّىٰḥattāUntil
- زُرْتُمُzur'tumuyou visit
- ٱلْمَقَابِرَl-maqābirathe graves
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3
كَلَّا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ
kallā sawfa taʿlamūna
No! You are going to know.
Word by word
- كَلَّاkallāNay
- سَوْفَsawfaSoon
- تَعْلَمُونَtaʿlamūnayou will know
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4
ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ
thumma kallā sawfa taʿlamūna
Then, no! You are going to know.
Word by word
- ثُمَّthummaThen
- كَلَّاkallānay
- سَوْفَsawfaSoon
- تَعْلَمُونَtaʿlamūnayou will know
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5
كَلَّا لَوْ تَعْلَمُونَ عِلْمَ ٱلْيَقِينِ
kallā law taʿlamūna ʿil'ma l-yaqīni
No! If you only knew with knowledge of certainty...
Word by word
- كَلَّاkallāNay
- لَوْlawIf
- تَعْلَمُونَtaʿlamūnayou know
- عِلْمَʿil'ma(with) a knowledge
- ٱلْيَقِينِl-yaqīni(of) certainty
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6
لَتَرَوُنَّ ٱلْجَحِيمَ
latarawunna l-jaḥīma
You will surely see the Hellfire.
Word by word
- لَتَرَوُنَّlatarawunnaSurely you will see
- ٱلْجَحِيمَl-jaḥīmathe Hellfire
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7
ثُمَّ لَتَرَوُنَّهَا عَيْنَ ٱلْيَقِينِ
thumma latarawunnahā ʿayna l-yaqīni
Then you will surely see it with the eye of certainty.
Word by word
- ثُمَّthummaThen
- لَتَرَوُنَّهَاlatarawunnahāsurely you will see it
- عَيْنَʿayna(with the) eye
- ٱلْيَقِينِl-yaqīni(of) certainty
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8
ثُمَّ لَتُسْـَٔلُنَّ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَنِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ
thumma latus'alunna yawma-idhin ʿani l-naʿīmi
Then you will surely be asked that Day about pleasure.
Word by word
- ثُمَّthummaThen
- لَتُسْـَٔلُنَّlatus'alunnasurely you will be asked
- يَوْمَئِذٍyawma-idhinthat Day
- عَنِʿaniabout
- ٱلنَّعِيمِl-naʿīmithe pleasures
Arabic text, transliteration and translation as they appear in the Quran for Kids app. English translation: Saheeh International.
What At-Takathur teaches
More isn't always better
Competing for more distracts people (verse 1).
We will know
Soon you will know; then, soon you will know (verses 3 and 4).
Asked about blessings
On that Day we will be asked about the blessings we enjoyed (verse 8).
Learning At-Takathur with your child
Enough is a blessing
Talk about having enough toys and sharing the rest.
Learn it in two days
Verses 1–4, then 5–8.
Blessings we'll be asked about
After verse 8, list the blessings you used today: water, food, health.
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