Chapter 104, 9 verses
Woe to every (kind of) scandal - monger and - backbiter,
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم ويل لكل همزة لمزة
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Woe unto every slandering traducer,
Who pileth up wealth and layeth it by,
الذي جمع مالا وعدده
Who hath gathered wealth (of this world) and arranged it.
Thinking that his wealth would make him last for ever!
يحسب أن ماله أخلده
He thinketh that his wealth will render him immortal.
By no means! He will be sure to be thrown into That which Breaks to Pieces,
كلا ۖ لينبذن في الحطمة
Nay, but verily he will be flung to the Consuming One.
And what will explain to thee That which Breaks to Pieces?
وما أدراك ما الحطمة
Ah, what will convey unto thee what the Consuming One is!
(It is) the Fire of (the Wrath of) Allah kindled (to a blaze),
نار الله الموقدة
(It is) the fire of Allah, kindled,
The which doth mount (Right) to the Hearts:
التي تطلع على الأفئدة
Which leapeth up over the hearts (of men).
It shall be made into a vault over them,
إنها عليهم مؤصدة
Lo! it is closed in on them
In columns outstretched.
في عمد ممددة
In outstretched columns.