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