سُوْرَةُ التَّكَاثُرِ

Surah At-Takaathur (102) — Ayah 3

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كَلَّا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ ﴿3﴾
Nay! You shall come to know!
كَلَّا kallā Nay
سَوْفَ sawfa Soon
تَعْلَمُونَ taʿlamūna you will know

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3. 1. That is, the rivalry and boasting in which you are engaged, this is not correct.

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No! You will soon know [3].

[3] That is, your desires to attain abundance and your pride and boasting over such matters are entirely futile and false, and with death you will come to know very well that all your lifelong efforts were useless and in vain. And there was nothing in them, no effort or thing, that could benefit you after death.