Surah At-Takathur, Ayah 5 (102:5)

ٱلتَّكَاثُر

كَلَّا لَوْ تَعْلَمُونَ عِلْمَ ٱلْيَقِينِ

Quran 102:5 is ayah 5 of Surah At-Takathur (“The Rivalry in world increase”), a Meccan surah of 8 ayahs. It is in Juz 30, on page 600 of the Madani Mushaf.

102:5
كَلَّالَوْتَعْلَمُونَعِلْمَٱلْيَقِينِ٥
kallā law taʿlamūna ʿil'ma l-yaqīni

No! If you only knew with knowledge of certainty...(5)

Word by word

  1. كَلَّاkallāNay
  2. لَوْlawIf
  3. تَعْلَمُونَtaʿlamūnayou know
  4. عِلْمَʿil'ma(with) a knowledge
  5. ٱلْيَقِينِl-yaqīni(of) certainty

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