How to memorize Surah At-Takathur

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Recited by Mishary Rashid Alafasy

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Surah At-Takathur: Arabic text, transliteration and translation

1. 102:1

   أَلْهَىٰكُمُ ٱلتَّكَاثُرُ

   Al haaku mut takathur

   Competition for more ˹gains˺ diverts you ˹from Allah˺

2. 102:2

   حَتَّىٰ زُرْتُمُ ٱلْمَقَابِرَ

   Hatta zurtumul-maqaabir

   until you end up in ˹your˺ graves.

3. 102:3

   كَلَّا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ

   Kalla sawfa ta'lamoon

   But no! You will soon come to know.

4. 102:4

   ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ

   Thumma kalla sawfa ta'lamoon

   Again, no! You will soon come to know.

5. 102:5

   كَلَّا لَوْ تَعْلَمُونَ عِلْمَ ٱلْيَقِينِ

   Kalla law ta'lamoona 'ilmal yaqeen

   Indeed, if you were to know ˹your fate˺ with certainty, ˹you would have acted differently˺.

6. 102:6

   لَتَرَوُنَّ ٱلْجَحِيمَ

   Latara-wun nal jaheem

   ˹But˺ you will surely see the Hellfire.

7. 102:7

   ثُمَّ لَتَرَوُنَّهَا عَيْنَ ٱلْيَقِينِ

   Thumma latara wunnaha 'ainal yaqeen

   Again, you will surely see it with the eye of certainty.

8. 102:8

   ثُمَّ لَتُسْـَٔلُنَّ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَنِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ

   Thumma latus alunna yauma-izin 'anin na'eem

   Then, on that Day, you will definitely be questioned about ˹your worldly˺ pleasures.

Sources

• Translation: Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran.
• Recitation: Mishary Rashid Alafasy, via mp3quran.net.
• Transliteration is only a reading aid. Learn the exact pronunciation from the recitation or a teacher.