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