Waylun likulli humazatin lumazatin
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Woe unto every slandering traducer,
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم ويل لكل همزة لمزة
Woe to every (kind of) scandal - monger and - backbiter,
Chapter 104, 9 verses
Waylun likulli humazatin lumazatin
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Woe unto every slandering traducer,
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم ويل لكل همزة لمزة
Woe to every (kind of) scandal - monger and - backbiter,
Allathee jamaAAa malan waAAaddadahu
Who hath gathered wealth (of this world) and arranged it.
الذي جمع مالا وعدده
Who pileth up wealth and layeth it by,
Yahsabu anna malahu akhladahu
He thinketh that his wealth will render him immortal.
يحسب أن ماله أخلده
Thinking that his wealth would make him last for ever!
Kalla layunbathanna fee alhutamati
Nay, but verily he will be flung to the Consuming One.
كلا ۖ لينبذن في الحطمة
By no means! He will be sure to be thrown into That which Breaks to Pieces,
Wama adraka ma alhutamatu
Ah, what will convey unto thee what the Consuming One is!
وما أدراك ما الحطمة
And what will explain to thee That which Breaks to Pieces?
Naru Allahi almooqadatu
(It is) the fire of Allah, kindled,
نار الله الموقدة
(It is) the Fire of (the Wrath of) Allah kindled (to a blaze),
Allatee tattaliAAu AAala alafidati
Which leapeth up over the hearts (of men).
التي تطلع على الأفئدة
The which doth mount (Right) to the Hearts:
lnnaha AAalayhim musadatun
Lo! it is closed in on them
إنها عليهم مؤصدة
It shall be made into a vault over them,
Fee AAamadin mumaddadatin
In outstretched columns.
في عمد ممددة
In columns outstretched.