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Abul Ala Maududi

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102 At-Takāthur ٱلتَّكَاثُر

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بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
102:1 أَلْهَىٰكُمُ ٱلتَّكَاثُرُ
102:1
Abul Ala Maududi (English) :
The craving for ever-greater worldly gains and to excel others in that regard keeps you occupied
102:2 حَتَّىٰ زُرْتُمُ ٱلْمَقَابِرَ
102:2
Abul Ala Maududi (English) :
until you reach your graves.
102:3 كَلَّا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ
102:3
Abul Ala Maududi (English) :
Nay, you will soon come to know;
102:4 ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ
102:4
Abul Ala Maududi (English) :
nay, again, you shall soon come to know.
102:5 كَلَّا لَوْ تَعْلَمُونَ عِلْمَ ٱلْيَقِينِ
102:5
Abul Ala Maududi (English) :
Nay, would that you knew with certainty of knowledge (what your attitude will lead to, you would never have acted the way you do).
102:6 لَتَرَوُنَّ ٱلْجَحِيمَ
102:6
Abul Ala Maududi (English) :
You will surely end up seeing Hell;
102:7 ثُمَّ لَتَرَوُنَّهَا عَيْنَ ٱلْيَقِينِ
102:7
Abul Ala Maududi (English) :
again, you shall most certainly end up seeing it with absolute certainty.
102:8 ثُمَّ لَتُسْـَٔلُنَّ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَنِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ
102:8
Abul Ala Maududi (English) :
Then, on that Day, you will be called to account for all the bounties you enjoyed.