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