أَلۡهَىٰكُمُ ٱلتَّكَاثُرُ
You are distracted by [worldly] accumula- tions —
Makkan · 8 ayat · 16th in order of revelation
بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
أَلۡهَىٰكُمُ ٱلتَّكَاثُرُ
You are distracted by [worldly] accumula- tions —
حَتَّىٰ زُرۡتُمُ ٱلۡمَقَابِرَ
Until you make your [death] trip to the graves.
كـَلَّا سَوۡفَ تَعۡلَمُونَ
No, no! In the range of time you will come to understand!
ثُمَّ كـَلَّا سَوۡفَ تَعۡلَمُونَ
Then no, to reiterate, in the span of time you will surely come to understand!
كـَلَّا لَوۡ تَعۡلَمُونَ عِلۡمَ ٱلۡيَقِينِ
But, if only you could understand [this matter] with indisputable knowledge,
لَتَرَوُنَّ ٱلۡجَحِيمَ
You would most certainly behold the unfathomed fire [of Hell]!
ثُمَّ لَتَرَوُنَّهَا عَيۡنَ ٱلۡيَقِينِ
Consequently you will, most definitely, see it [for yourselves] as a matter of cognitive affirmation.
ثُمَّ لَتُسۡـَٔلُنَّ يَوۡمَئِذٍ عَنِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ
Then on that Day you shall be queried about [what you did with] affluence [in your worldly life]!