أَلْهَىٰكُمُ ٱلتَّكَاثُرُ

Alhaa kumut-takaathur

Competition in worldly increase diverts you

حَتَّىٰ زُرْتُمُ ٱلْمَقَابِرَ

Hattaa zurtumul-maqaabir

Until you visit the graveyards

كَلَّا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ

Kallaa sawfa ta'lamoon

No! You are going to know

ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ

Thumma kallaa sawfa ta'lamoon

Then no! You are going to know

كَلَّا لَوْ تَعْلَمُونَ عِلْمَ ٱلْيَقِينِ

Kallaa law ta'lamoona 'ilmal-yaqeen

No! If you only knew with knowledge of certainty

لَتَرَوُنَّ ٱلْجَحِيمَ

Latarawunnal-jaheem

You will surely see the Hellfire

ثُمَّ لَتَرَوُنَّهَا عَيْنَ ٱلْيَقِينِ

Thumma latarawunnaha 'aynal-yaqeen

Then you will surely see it with the eye of certainty

ثُمَّ لَتُسْـَٔلُنَّ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَنِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ

Thumma latus'alunna yawma'idhin 'anin-na'eem

Then you will surely be asked that Day about pleasure