Greed for More and More (Al-Takathur)
Verses 1-8 GROUP_1586 102.1-8
1
أَلْهَاكُمُ التَّكَاثُرُ
Greed for more and more distracted you [from God]
2
حَتَّى زُرْتُمُ الْمَقَابِرَ
till you reached the grave.
3
كَلَّا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ
But you will soon come to know.
4
ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ
But you will soon come to know.
5
كَلَّا لَوْ تَعْلَمُونَ عِلْمَ الْيَقِينِ
Indeed, were you to know the truth with certainty,
6
لَتَرَوُنَّ الْجَحِيمَ
you would see the fire of Hell.
7
ثُمَّ لَتَرَوُنَّهَا عَيْنَ الْيَقِينِ
You would see it with the eye of certainty.
8
ثُمَّ لَتُسْأَلُنَّ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَنِ النَّعِيمِ
Then on that Day you shall be questioned about your worldly favours.
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Commentary
(a)Man wants to earn more and more so that he may accumulate more and more material assets. He remains immersed in that thought till the day he dies. After his death, man realises that what was worth accumulating was something else. But the realization after death will be of no avail. Any increase in worldly goods increases a man’s accountability. But man, in his foolishness, thinks that he is adding to his success.