أَلْهَاكُمُ التَّكَاثُرُ

Al haaku mut takathur

Competition in [worldly] increase diverts you

حَتَّىٰ زُرْتُمُ الْمَقَابِرَ

Hatta zurtumul-maqaabir

Until you visit the graveyards.

كَلَّا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ

Kalla sawfa ta'lamoon

No! You are going to know.

ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ

Thumma kalla sawfa ta'lamoon

Then no! You are going to know.

كَلَّا لَوْ تَعْلَمُونَ عِلْمَ الْيَقِينِ

Kalla law ta'lamoona 'ilmal yaqeen

No! If you only knew with knowledge of certainty...

لَتَرَوُنَّ الْجَحِيمَ

Latara-wun nal jaheem

You will surely see the Hellfire.

ثُمَّ لَتَرَوُنَّهَا عَيْنَ الْيَقِينِ

Thumma latara wunnaha 'ainal yaqeen

Then you will surely see it with the eye of certainty.

ثُمَّ لَتُسْأَلُنَّ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَنِ النَّعِيمِ

Thumma latus alunna yauma-izin 'anin na'eem

Then you will surely be asked that Day about pleasure.