Chapter 104, 9 verses
Woe to every slanderer, defamer,
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Woe unto every slandering traducer,
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم ويل لكل همزة لمزة
Waylun likulli humazatin lumazatin
Who amasses wealth and considers it a provision (against mishap);
Who hath gathered wealth (of this world) and arranged it.
الذي جمع مالا وعدده
Allathee jamaAAa malan waAAaddadahu
He thinks that his wealth will make him immortal.
He thinketh that his wealth will render him immortal.
يحسب أن ماله أخلده
Yahsabu anna malahu akhladahu
Nay! he shall most certainly be hurled into the crushing disaster,
Nay, but verily he will be flung to the Consuming One.
كلا ۖ لينبذن في الحطمة
Kalla layunbathanna fee alhutamati
And what will make you realize what the crushing disaster is?
Ah, what will convey unto thee what the Consuming One is!
وما أدراك ما الحطمة
Wama adraka ma alhutamatu
It is the fire kindled by Allah,
(It is) the fire of Allah, kindled,
نار الله الموقدة
Naru Allahi almooqadatu
Which rises above the hearts.
Which leapeth up over the hearts (of men).
التي تطلع على الأفئدة
Allatee tattaliAAu AAala alafidati
Surely it shall be closed over upon them,
Lo! it is closed in on them
إنها عليهم مؤصدة
lnnaha AAalayhim musadatun
In extended columns.
In outstretched columns.
في عمد ممددة
Fee AAamadin mumaddadatin