At-Takathur

The Rivalry in world increase · Meccan · 8 ayahs

أَلۡهَىٰكُمُ ٱلتَّكَاثُرُ ١

Competition in [worldly] increase diverts you

Soklanii mon-onon aade en- wasandirde ngalu e sukaaɓe gaa e ɗoftaade Alla.

حَتَّىٰ زُرۡتُمُ ٱلۡمَقَابِرَ ٢

Until you visit the graveyards.¹

Haa maayɗon naatɗon e genaale.

كـَلَّا سَوۡفَ تَعۡلَمُونَ ٣

No! You are going to know.

Woodanaana mon wasandirde gaa e ɗoftaade Alla, yaama nganndon batte soklirde ɗuum.

ثُمَّ كـَلَّا سَوۡفَ تَعۡلَمُونَ ٤

Then, no! You are going to know.

Refti yaama nganndon batte mum.

كـَلَّا لَوۡ تَعۡلَمُونَ عِلۡمَ ٱلۡيَقِينِ ٥

No! If you only knew with knowledge of certainty...¹

Ko goongo ma on ngaandu ganndal yananeede ko on umminteeɓe faade e Alla, ma O yoɓ mon golle mon, ko coklirɗon aduna wasandirde ngalu e sukaaɓe.

لَتَرَوُنَّ ٱلۡجَحِيمَ ٦

You will surely see the Hellfire.

Wollaahi ma on ceede yiite ñanda darnga.

ثُمَّ لَتَرَوُنَّهَا عَيۡنَ ٱلۡيَقِينِ ٧

Then you will surely see it with the eye of certainty.¹

Refti ma on ceedo nge ceedagol yananeede ko aldah e sikke.

ثُمَّ لَتُسۡـَٔلُنَّ يَوۡمَئِذٍ عَنِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ ٨

Then you will surely be asked that Day about pleasure.¹

Refti ma Alla naamna on e oon ñalngu neema mbo O neeminno mon hono ngalu e cellal.

Text: Quranic Universal Library (Tarteel), via spa5k/tafsir_api (MIT), at a fixed version. The ayahs: Quran Foundation. Sources and licences

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