1. Al haaku mut takathur
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ أَلْهَىٰكُمُ ٱلتَّكَاثُرُ
Competition in [worldly] increase diverts you
Competition
1. Al haaku mut takathur
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ أَلْهَىٰكُمُ ٱلتَّكَاثُرُ
Competition in [worldly] increase diverts you
2. Hatta zurtumul-maqaabir
حَتَّىٰ زُرْتُمُ ٱلْمَقَابِرَ
Until you visit the graveyards.
3. Kalla sawfa ta'lamoon
كَلَّا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ
No! You are going to know.
4. Thumma kalla sawfa ta'lamoon
ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ
Then no! You are going to know.
5. Kalla law ta'lamoona 'ilmal yaqeen
كَلَّا لَوْ تَعْلَمُونَ عِلْمَ ٱلْيَقِينِ
No! If you only knew with knowledge of certainty...
6. Latara-wun nal jaheem
لَتَرَوُنَّ ٱلْجَحِيمَ
You will surely see the Hellfire.
7. Thumma latara wunnaha 'ainal yaqeen
ثُمَّ لَتَرَوُنَّهَا عَيْنَ ٱلْيَقِينِ
Then you will surely see it with the eye of certainty.
8. Thumma latus alunna yauma-izin 'anin na'eem
ثُمَّ لَتُسْـَٔلُنَّ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَنِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ
Then you will surely be asked that Day about pleasure.
One of the many practices taught by Islam is that its followers should begin their activities in the name of God.
The character of this surah is that of a prayer. The prayer begins with praise of the One to whom our prayer is addressed.