سورة التّکاثُر
Surah Al-Takâthur 102:3
The Vying of One Another · Verse 3 of 8
كَلَّا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ
Abdul Mannan Omar
Nay, (you should never hanker after worldly gains, power and position,) you shall come to know in time (that you have been chasing at a shadow).
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
But nay, ye soon shall know (the reality).
Ahmed Ali
But you will come to know soon; --
12 more translations
Ali Unal
No indeed! You will surely come to understand (when death comes to you).
Daryabadi
Lo! presently ye shall know.
Faridul Haque
Yes certainly, you will soon realise!
Maulana Muhammad Ali
Nay, you will soon know,
Maulvi Sher Ali
Nay ! you will soon come to know the Truth.
Muhammad Asad
Nay, in time you will come to understand!
Muhammad Musin Khan
Nay! You shall come to know!
Muhammad Pickthall
Nay, but ye will come to know!
Muhammad Sarwar
You shall know.
Muhammed ali Shakir
Nay! you shall soon know,
Rashad Khalifa
Indeed, you will find out.
Shabbir Ahmed
Nay! But you will come to know!
Commentary 102:3-5 Repetition of the words “you shall come to know in time” thrice adds emphasis to the warnings contained in the chapter. This verse and the following…
On 102:3–5
كَلَّا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ﴿٣﴾ ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ ﴿٤﴾كَلَّا لَوْ تَعْلَمُونَ عِلْمَ الْيَقِينِ
102:3-5 Repetition of the words “you shall come to know in time” thrice adds emphasis to the warnings contained in the chapter. This verse and the following verses group “Certainty” (الْيَقِينِ) into three degrees: ‘Ilm al-Yaqîn – (عِلْمَالْيَقِينِ) certainty by inference; ‘Ain al-Yaqîn certainty by sight and Haqq al-Yaqîn certainty by realization. On receiving punishment in this life a person can, by inference, attain to a certainty of the existence of hell in the Hereafter. The punishment of the grave or Barzakh is the certainty by sight. However, a perfect “Certainty” will come by a perfect manifestation of the punishment on the Day of Resurrection. When we read the Holy Qur’ân we come to know of two states after death. The first state is the state of the grave or Barzakh. The Holy Prophet (pbuh) is reported to have said, One who dies, his Resurrection takes place there and then. At another place the saying is, “The grave or Barzakh is a Garden from among the Gardens of Paradise or it is a ditch from the ditches of Hell”. The soul is given a sort of physical body to reap the fruit of his actions. This body is prepared for him out of the nature of the deeds he has performed in this life. Beyond the state of the grave is the time that is called Resurrection, which is prescribed for the full manifestation of Divine Attributes.