# Surah At-Takathur (التكاثر)

Surah At-Takathur (التكاثر, "Competition") is chapter 102 of the Quran and contains 8 verses. It is a Meccan surah, revealed 16th of the 114. It appears in juz 30, on pages 600–600 of the standard mushaf, divided into 1 rukus.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Chapter number | 102 |
| Verses | 8 |
| Revealed | Meccan |
| Revelation order | 16 |
| Juz | 30 |
| Rukus | 1 |
| Pages | 600–600 |

## Text

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

**102:1** أَلْهَىٰكُمُ ٱلتَّكَاثُرُ

> Rivalry in worldly increase distracteth you

**102:2** حَتَّىٰ زُرْتُمُ ٱلْمَقَابِرَ

> Until ye come to the graves.

**102:3** كَلَّا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ

> Nay, but ye will come to know!

**102:4** ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ

> Nay, but ye will come to know!

**102:5** كَلَّا لَوْ تَعْلَمُونَ عِلْمَ ٱلْيَقِينِ

> Nay, would that ye knew (now) with a sure knowledge!

**102:6** لَتَرَوُنَّ ٱلْجَحِيمَ

> For ye will behold hell-fire.

**102:7** ثُمَّ لَتَرَوُنَّهَا عَيْنَ ٱلْيَقِينِ

> Aye, ye will behold it with sure vision.

**102:8** ثُمَّ لَتُسْـَٔلُنَّ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَنِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ

> Then, on that day, ye will be asked concerning pleasure.


## Source

Arabic text: Tanzil Quran Text (Uthmani v1.1), Creative Commons Attribution 3.0, https://tanzil.net
Translation: Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall, public domain.
Canonical page: https://quranonlineread.com/quran/at-takathur/
Cite as: Quran 102:{verse}, Surah At-Takathur.