Woe to every scorner and mocker
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Woe to every slanderer and backbiter.
Waylun likulli humazatin lumazatin
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ وَيْلٌ لِّكُلِّ هُمَزَةٍ لُّمَزَةٍ
Chapter 104, 9 verses
Woe to every scorner and mocker
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Woe to every slanderer and backbiter.
Waylun likulli humazatin lumazatin
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ وَيْلٌ لِّكُلِّ هُمَزَةٍ لُّمَزَةٍ
Who collects wealth and [continuously] counts it.
Who has gathered wealth and counted it.
Allathee jamaAAa malan waAAaddadahu
الَّذِي جَمَعَ مَالًا وَعَدَّدَهُ
He thinks that his wealth will make him immortal.
He thinks that his wealth will make him last forever!
Yahsabu anna malahu akhladahu
يَحْسَبُ أَنَّ مَالَهُ أَخْلَدَهُ
No! He will surely be thrown into the Crusher.
Nay! Verily, he will be thrown into the crushing Fire.
Kalla layunbathanna fee alhutamati
كَلَّا ۖ لَيُنبَذَنَّ فِي الْحُطَمَةِ
And what can make you know what is the Crusher?
And what will make you know what the crushing Fire is?
Wama adraka ma alhutamatu
وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا الْحُطَمَةُ
It is the fire of Allah, [eternally] fueled,
The fire of Allah kindled,
Naru Allahi almooqadatu
نَارُ اللَّهِ الْمُوقَدَةُ
Which mounts directed at the hearts.
Which leaps up over the hearts,
Allatee tattaliAAu AAala alafidati
الَّتِي تَطَّلِعُ عَلَى الْأَفْئِدَةِ
Indeed, Hellfire will be closed down upon them
Verily, it shall be closed upon them,
lnnaha AAalayhim musadatun
إِنَّهَا عَلَيْهِم مُّؤْصَدَةٌ
In extended columns.
In pillars stretched forth (i.e. they will be punished in the Fire with pillars).
Fee AAamadin mumaddadatin
فِي عَمَدٍ مُّمَدَّدَةٍ