Surah At-Takaathur: Verse 5 - كلا لو تعلمون علم اليقين... - English

Tafsir of Verse 5, Surah At-Takaathur

كَلَّا لَوْ تَعْلَمُونَ عِلْمَ ٱلْيَقِينِ

English Translation

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

English Transliteration

Kalla law taAAlamoona AAilma alyaqeeni

Tafsir of Verse 5

No indeed; did you know with the knowledge of certainty,

Nay, were ye to know with certainty of mind, (ye would beware!)

Verse [ 102:5] كَلَّا لَوْ تَعْلَمُونَ عِلْمَ الْيَقِينِ (No! if you have had sure knowledge..) The word 'if requires a principal clause that seems missing here, but the context suggests that the sense is the following: "If you had the sure knowledge of accountability on the Day of Judgment, you would not have engrossed yourselves in mutual competition in acquiring worldly goods and taking pride in their abundance."

Verse 5 - Surah At-Takaathur: (كلا لو تعلمون علم اليقين...) - English