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Abdullah Yusuf Ali
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
Abul Ala Maududi
Ahmed Ali
Ahmed Raza Khan
A. J. Arberry
Ali Quli Qarai
Hasan al-Fatih Qaribullah and Ahmad Darwish
Mohammad Habib Shakir
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall
Muhammad Sarwar
Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali and Muhammad Muhsin Khan
Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri
Saheeh International
Talal Itani
Transliteration
Wahiduddin Khan
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
102:1
أَلْهَىٰكُمُ ٱلتَّكَاثُرُ
102:1
The mutual rivalry for piling up (the good things of this world) diverts you (from the more serious things), - Abdullah Yusuf Ali (English)
102:2
حَتَّىٰ زُرْتُمُ ٱلْمَقَابِرَ
102:2
Until ye visit the graves. - Abdullah Yusuf Ali (English)
102:3
كَلَّا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ
102:3
But nay, ye soon shall know (the reality). - Abdullah Yusuf Ali (English)
102:4
ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ
102:4
Again, ye soon shall know! - Abdullah Yusuf Ali (English)
102:5
كَلَّا لَوْ تَعْلَمُونَ عِلْمَ ٱلْيَقِينِ
102:5
Nay, were ye to know with certainty of mind, (ye would beware!) - Abdullah Yusuf Ali (English)
102:6
لَتَرَوُنَّ ٱلْجَحِيمَ
102:6
Ye shall certainly see Hell-Fire! - Abdullah Yusuf Ali (English)
102:7
ثُمَّ لَتَرَوُنَّهَا عَيْنَ ٱلْيَقِينِ
102:7
Again, ye shall see it with certainty of sight! - Abdullah Yusuf Ali (English)
102:8
ثُمَّ لَتُسْـَٔلُنَّ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَنِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ
102:8
Then, shall ye be questioned that Day about the joy (ye indulged in!). - Abdullah Yusuf Ali (English)