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