سُوْرَةُ التَّكَاثُرِ
Surah At-Takaathur (102) — Ayah 5
كَلَّا لَوْ تَعْلَمُونَ عِلْمَ ٱلْيَقِينِ ﴿5﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Nay! If you knew with a sure knowledge (the end result of piling up, you would not have been occupied yourselves in worldly things).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
كَلَّا
kallā
Nay
لَوْ
law
If
تَعْلَمُونَ
taʿlamūna
you know
عِلْمَ
ʿil'ma
(with) a knowledge
ٱلْيَقِينِ
l-yaqīni
(of) certainty
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
5. 1. The meaning is that if you were to know the consequence of this heedlessness with such certainty as you have about something seen and observed in the world, then you would certainly not become involved in rivalry and boasting.
