| أَلْهَاكُمُ التَّكَاثُرُ (1) The mutual rivalry for piling up of worldly things diverts you |
| حَتَّىٰ زُرْتُمُ الْمَقَابِرَ (2) Until you visit the graves (i.e. till you die) |
| كَلَّا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ (3) Nay! You shall come to know |
| ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ (4) Again, Nay! You shall come to know |
| كَلَّا لَوْ تَعْلَمُونَ عِلْمَ الْيَقِينِ (5) Nay! If you knew with a sure knowledge (the end result of piling up, you would not have occupied yourselves in worldly things) |
| لَتَرَوُنَّ الْجَحِيمَ (6) Verily, You shall see the blazing Fire (Hell) |
| ثُمَّ لَتَرَوُنَّهَا عَيْنَ الْيَقِينِ (7) And again, you shall see it with certainty of sight |
| ثُمَّ لَتُسْأَلُنَّ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَنِ النَّعِيمِ (8) Then, on that Day, you shall be asked about the delight (you indulged in, in this world) |