Chapter 104, 9 verses
Woe to every slanderer, defamer,
Waylun likulli humazatin lumazatin
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Woe unto every slandering traducer,
وَيْلٌ لِّكُلِّ هُمَزَةٍ لُّمَزَةٍ
Who amasses wealth and considers it a provision (against mishap);
Allathee jamaAAa malan waAAaddadahu
Who hath gathered wealth (of this world) and arranged it.
ٱلَّذِى جَمَعَ مَالًا وَعَدَّدَهُۥ
He thinks that his wealth will make him immortal.
Yahsabu anna malahu akhladahu
He thinketh that his wealth will render him immortal.
يَحْسَبُ أَنَّ مَالَهُۥٓ أَخْلَدَهُۥ
Nay! he shall most certainly be hurled into the crushing disaster,
Kalla layunbathanna fee alhutamati
Nay, but verily he will be flung to the Consuming One.
كَلَّا لَيُنۢبَذَنَّ فِى ٱلْحُطَمَةِ
And what will make you realize what the crushing disaster is?
Wama adraka ma alhutamatu
Ah, what will convey unto thee what the Consuming One is!
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْحُطَمَةُ
It is the fire kindled by Allah,
Naru Allahi almooqadatu
(It is) the fire of Allah, kindled,
نَارُ ٱللَّهِ ٱلْمُوقَدَةُ
Which rises above the hearts.
Allatee tattaliAAu AAala alafidati
Which leapeth up over the hearts (of men).
ٱلَّتِى تَطَّلِعُ عَلَى ٱلْأَفْـِٔدَةِ
Surely it shall be closed over upon them,
lnnaha AAalayhim musadatun
Lo! it is closed in on them
إِنَّهَا عَلَيْهِم مُّؤْصَدَةٌ
In extended columns.
Fee AAamadin mumaddadatin
In outstretched columns.
فِى عَمَدٍ مُّمَدَّدَةٍۭ