Al Humaza

Transliteration

1 Waylun likulli humazatin lumazatin

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

1 In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Woe to every slanderer and backbiter.

Yusuf Ali

1 Woe to every (kind of) scandal - monger and - backbiter,

Transliteration

2 Allathee jamaAAa malan waAAaddadahu

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

2 Who has gathered wealth and counted it.

Yusuf Ali

2 Who pileth up wealth and layeth it by,

Transliteration

3 Yahsabu anna malahu akhladahu

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

3 He thinks that his wealth will make him last forever!

Yusuf Ali

3 Thinking that his wealth would make him last for ever!

Transliteration

4 Kalla layunbathanna fee alhutamati

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

4 Nay! Verily, he will be thrown into the crushing Fire.

Yusuf Ali

4 By no means! He will be sure to be thrown into That which Breaks to Pieces,

Transliteration

5 Wama adraka ma alhutamatu

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

5 And what will make you know what the crushing Fire is?

Yusuf Ali

5 And what will explain to thee That which Breaks to Pieces?

Transliteration

6 Naru Allahi almooqadatu

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

6 The fire of Allah kindled,

Yusuf Ali

6 (It is) the Fire of (the Wrath of) Allah kindled (to a blaze),

Transliteration

7 Allatee tattaliAAu AAala alafidati

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

7 Which leaps up over the hearts,

Yusuf Ali

7 The which doth mount (Right) to the Hearts:

Transliteration

8 lnnaha AAalayhim musadatun

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

8 Verily, it shall be closed upon them,

Yusuf Ali

8 It shall be made into a vault over them,

Transliteration

9 Fee AAamadin mumaddadatin

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

9 In pillars stretched forth (i.e. they will be punished in the Fire with pillars).

Yusuf Ali

9 In columns outstretched.