Woe to every slanderer, defamer,
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Woe to every slanderer and backbiter.
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم ويل لكل همزة لمزة
Woe to every scorner and mocker
Chapter 104, 9 verses
Woe to every slanderer, defamer,
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Woe to every slanderer and backbiter.
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم ويل لكل همزة لمزة
Woe to every scorner and mocker
Who amasses wealth and considers it a provision (against mishap);
Who has gathered wealth and counted it.
الذي جمع مالا وعدده
Who collects wealth and [continuously] counts it.
He thinks that his wealth will make him immortal.
He thinks that his wealth will make him last forever!
يحسب أن ماله أخلده
He thinks that his wealth will make him immortal.
Nay! he shall most certainly be hurled into the crushing disaster,
Nay! Verily, he will be thrown into the crushing Fire.
كلا ۖ لينبذن في الحطمة
No! He will surely be thrown into the Crusher.
And what will make you realize what the crushing disaster is?
And what will make you know what the crushing Fire is?
وما أدراك ما الحطمة
And what can make you know what is the Crusher?
It is the fire kindled by Allah,
The fire of Allah kindled,
نار الله الموقدة
It is the fire of Allah, [eternally] fueled,
Which rises above the hearts.
Which leaps up over the hearts,
التي تطلع على الأفئدة
Which mounts directed at the hearts.
Surely it shall be closed over upon them,
Verily, it shall be closed upon them,
إنها عليهم مؤصدة
Indeed, Hellfire will be closed down upon them
In extended columns.
In pillars stretched forth (i.e. they will be punished in the Fire with pillars).
في عمد ممددة
In extended columns.