AL TAKASUR (THE EXCESS)
(Revealed at Mecca - contains 8
verses - 1 section)
Allah – beginning with the name of –
the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
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1 |
أَلْهَاكُمُ التَّكَاثُرُ |
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The craving for excess wealth kept you people neglectful. |
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2 |
حَتَّىٰ زُرْتُمُ الْمَقَابِرَ |
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Until you confronted the graves. |
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3 |
كَلَّا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ |
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Yes certainly, you will soon realise! |
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4 |
ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ |
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Again, yes certainly, you will soon realise! |
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5 |
كَلَّا لَوْ تَعْلَمُونَ عِلْمَ الْيَقِينِ |
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Yes certainly, if you had believed with certainty, you would not have craved for wealth. |
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6 |
لَتَرَوُنَّ الْجَحِيمَ |
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Indeed you will see hell. |
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7 |
ثُمَّ لَتَرَوُنَّهَا عَيْنَ الْيَقِينِ |
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Again, indeed you will see it with certainty. |
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8 |
ثُمَّ لَتُسْأَلُنَّ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَنِ النَّعِيمِ |
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Then, on that day, you will surely be questioned regarding the favours. |
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