102:1
أَلۡهَىٰكُمُ ٱلتَّكَاثُرُ ١
Competition for worldly gains distracts you [from Allah],
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بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
102:2
حَتَّىٰ زُرۡتُمُ ٱلۡمَقَابِرَ ٢
until you come to your graves.
102:3
كَلَّا سَوۡفَ تَعۡلَمُونَ ٣
No indeed! You will come to know.
102:4
ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَوۡفَ تَعۡلَمُونَ ٤
Again no! You will come to know.
102:5
كَلَّا لَوۡ تَعۡلَمُونَ عِلۡمَ ٱلۡيَقِينِ ٥
No indeed! If only you knew for certain[1].
Tafsir Notes
[1] The conclusion of this verse, "...you would not have been distracted from preparing for the Hereafter by wealth and children."
102:6
لَتَرَوُنَّ ٱلۡجَحِيمَ ٦
You will surely see the Blazing Fire,
102:7
ثُمَّ لَتَرَوُنَّهَا عَيۡنَ ٱلۡيَقِينِ ٧
Again, you will see it with absolute certainty.
102:8
ثُمَّ لَتُسۡـَٔلُنَّ يَوۡمَئِذٍ عَنِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ ٨
Then on that Day you will surely be asked about your worldly pleasures[2].
Tafsir Notes
[2] i.e., of health and wealth and other comforts of the worldly life.
Sources
- Mushaf text: King Fahd Glorious Quran Printing Complex (Madinah), narration of Hafs from ʿAsim, in the Uthmani script.
- Rowwad Translation Center — version 1.0.19, QuranEnc.com
- Al-Mukhtasar in Interpreting the Noble Quran — QuranEnc.com, retrieved 2026-09-14
- Recitation: Sheikh Mohamed Siddiq al-Minshawi (murattal), via quran.com and everyayah.com.
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