Woe to every scorner and mocker
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ وَيْلٌ لِّكُلِّ هُمَزَةٍ لُّمَزَةٍ
Woe to every slanderer, defamer,
Chapter 104, 9 verses
Woe to every scorner and mocker
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ وَيْلٌ لِّكُلِّ هُمَزَةٍ لُّمَزَةٍ
Woe to every slanderer, defamer,
Who collects wealth and [continuously] counts it.
الَّذِي جَمَعَ مَالًا وَعَدَّدَهُ
Who amasses wealth and considers it a provision (against mishap);
He thinks that his wealth will make him immortal.
يَحْسَبُ أَنَّ مَالَهُ أَخْلَدَهُ
He thinks that his wealth will make him immortal.
No! He will surely be thrown into the Crusher.
كَلَّا ۖ لَيُنبَذَنَّ فِي الْحُطَمَةِ
Nay! he shall most certainly be hurled into the crushing disaster,
And what can make you know what is the Crusher?
وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا الْحُطَمَةُ
And what will make you realize what the crushing disaster is?
It is the fire of Allah, [eternally] fueled,
نَارُ اللَّهِ الْمُوقَدَةُ
It is the fire kindled by Allah,
Which mounts directed at the hearts.
الَّتِي تَطَّلِعُ عَلَى الْأَفْئِدَةِ
Which rises above the hearts.
Indeed, Hellfire will be closed down upon them
إِنَّهَا عَلَيْهِم مُّؤْصَدَةٌ
Surely it shall be closed over upon them,
In extended columns.
فِي عَمَدٍ مُّمَدَّدَةٍ
In extended columns.