Surah At-Takathur 102:5 — translation and meaning

التكاثر · Verse 5 / 8 · Page 600

كَلَّا لَوْ تَعْلَمُونَ عِلْمَ الْيَقِينِ

Word by Word

كَلَّا
kalla
Nay!
لَوْ
law
If
تَعْلَمُونَ
ta'lamuna
you know
عِلْمَ
il'ma
(with) a knowledge
الْيَقِينِ
al-yaqini
(of) certainty

Transliteration

Kalla law ta'lamoona 'ilmal yaqeen

Translation

No! If you only knew with knowledge of certainty...

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

Truly, if you were to know with certainty that you are to be resurrected to Allah, and that He will requite you for your actions, you would not become preoccupied with boasting with one another over wealth and offspring.

Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.

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