التَّكَاثُر (التَّنَافُس في الدُّنْيَا)
Al-Takāthur (Rivalry for Worldly Gain)
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
In the Name of God, the Lord of Grace, the Ever Merciful.
أَلْهَاكُمُ التَّكَاثُرُ
You are preoccupied by greed for more and more, (1)
حَتَّىٰ زُرْتُمُ الْمَقَابِرَ (٢)
until you go down to your graves. (2)
كَلَّا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ
Nay, in time you will come to know! (3)
{ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَيَعْلَمُونَ} — الحقيقة أن الآية هنا تُقرأ بهذا الشكل في الترجمة الإنجليزية، فيُترجم النص كما ورد: ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَتَعْلَمُونَ
Again, in time you will come to know! (4)
إِنَّ لَوْ تَعْلَمُونَ عِلْمَ الْيَقِينِ (5)
Indeed, were you to know [the truth] with certainty... (5)
لَتَرَوُنَّ الْجَحِيمَ (6)
You would, most certainly, see the fire of hell. (6)
سَتَرَوْنَهَا بِأَعْيُنِكُمْ لَا مَحَالَةَ. (7)
Again, you will, most certainly, see it with your very eyes. (7)
ثُمَّ لَتُسْأَلُنَّ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَنِ النَّعِيمِ (٨)
Then on that day you will certainly be questioned about your joys and comforts. (8)
الانشغالات الجشعة
Greedy Preoccupations
هذه السورة لها إيقاع مَهيب ومُهِيب في آنٍ واحد، كأنه صوتُ نذيرٍ يقف على مكانٍ مرتفع، يُرسل صوته مدوّيًا بتأكيدٍ ثقيل. إنه ينادي على قومٍ غافلين، ثمِلين، مشوَّشين، يقتربون من هاويةٍ وأعينُهم مغمضة ومشاعرُهم خامدة. فيرفع النذيرُ صوتَه إلى أقصى حدّه: ﴿أَلْهَاكُمُ التَّكَاثُرُ * حَتَّىٰ زُرْتُمُ الْمَقَابِرَ﴾ (الآيتان 1-2).
This sūrah has a rhythm that is both majestic and awe-inspiring; as if it were the voice of a warner standing on a high place, projecting his voice as it rings out in weighty emphasis. He calls out to people who are drowsy, drunken, confused. They approach a precipice with their eyes closed and their feelings numbed. So the warner increases the volume of his voice to the limit: “You are preoccupied by greed for more and more, until you go down to your graves.” (Verses 1-2)
أيها الغافلون الضالون! يا من تلهون وتنهمكون في التنافس على المال والأولاد وملذات هذه الحياة، التي لا محالة ستفارقونها! يا من شُغلتم بما عندكم، غافلين عما يأتي بعده! يا من ستتركون موضوع هذا التنافس، وما تفتخرون به، وتذهبون إلى حفرة ضيقة لا تنافس فيها ولا فخر! استيقظوا وانظروا حولكم، أيها الناس جميعاً! فإن ﴿أَلْهَاكُمُ التَّكَاثُرُ * حَتَّىٰ زُرْتُمُ الْمَقَابِرَ﴾.
You drunken and confused lot! You who take delight and indulge in rivalry for wealth, children and the pleasures of this life, from which you are sure to depart! You who are absorbed with what you have, unaware of what comes afterwards! You who will leave the object of this rivalry, and what you seek pride in, and go to a narrow hole where there is no rivalry or pride! Wake up and look around, all of you! For indeed, “you are preoccupied by greed for more and more, until you go down to your graves.” (Verses 1-2)
ثُمَّ تَضرِبُ السُّورَةُ بِإيقَاعٍ عَمِيقٍ وَجَادٍّ قُلُوبَهُمْ بِالفَزَعِ الَّذِي يَنتَظِرُهُمْ بَعدَ أَن يُتْرَكُوا فِي قُبُورِهِم: ﴿كَلَّا سَوفَ تَعلَمُونَ﴾ (الآية 3). ثُمَّ تُكَرِّرُ النَّغمَةَ ذَاتَهَا، مُستَخدِمَةً الكَلِمَاتِ نَفسَهَا وَالإيقَاعَ الصَّارِمَ المُرعِبَ ذَاتَهُ: ﴿ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَوفَ تَعلَمُونَ﴾ (الآية 4). ثُمَّ تُضِيفُ إِلَى عُمقِ هَذَا التَّأكِيدِ وَرَهبَتِهِ، وَتُلمِحُ إِلَى المَصِيرِ الأَلِيمِ الَّذِي يَلِي ذَلِكَ، وَالَّذِي لَا يُدرِكُونَ حَقِيقَتَهُ المُرعِبَةَ فِي غَمرَةِ سُكرِهِم وَتَنَافُسِهِم عَلَى حُطَامِ الدُّنيَا: ﴿كَلَّا لَو تَعلَمُونَ عِلمَ اليَقِينِ﴾ (الآية 5).
With a deep and grave rhythm the sūrah then strikes their hearts with the terror awaiting them after they are left in their graves: “Nay, in time you will come to know.” (Verse 3) Then it repeats the same note, employing the same words and the same firm and terrifying rhythm: “Again, in time you will come to know!” (Verse 4) Then it adds to the depth and awe of this assurance, and hints at the grave prospect that lies beyond, the terrifying essence of which they do not recognize in their flush of intoxication and rivalry for worldly riches: “Indeed, were you to know [the truth] with certainty...” (Verse 5)