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