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بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیْمِ
Allah's Name to commence with, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
In the name of Allah, the Infinitely Gracious, the Most Merciful.
اَلْهٰىكُمُ التَّكَاثُرُ(1)
The desire to seek more wealth has kept you neglectful (from the remembrance of Allah).
The desire of amassing wealth has made you heedless.
حَتّٰى زُرْتُمُ الْمَقَابِرَﭤ(2)
Until you (died and) confronted the graves.
Until you saw the graves.
كَلَّا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُوْنَ(3)
Yes, certainly! You will soon come to know.
Certainly, soon you will come to know.
ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُوْنَﭤ(4)
Again yes, certainly! You will soon come to know.
Then certainly, soon you will come to know.
كَلَّا لَوْ تَعْلَمُوْنَ عِلْمَ الْیَقِیْنِﭤ(5)
Yes, certainly! If you had known with knowledge of certainty, so you would not have loved wealth.
Of course, had you known with certain knowledge, ˹you would not have loved wealth˺.
لَتَرَوُنَّ الْجَحِیْمَ(6)
Indeed, you will definitely see Hell.
You will most certainly see Hell.
ثُمَّ لَتَرَوُنَّهَا عَیْنَ الْیَقِیْنِ(7)
Again, you will indeed definitely see it with the sight of certainty.
Then you will see it with the eye of certainty.
ثُمَّ لَتُسْــٴَـلُنَّ یَوْمَىٕذٍ عَنِ النَّعِیْمِ(8)
Then indeed, on that Day, you will definitely be questioned regarding the bounties (of Allah).
Then on that Day, you will most definitely be questioned about blessings.