Chapter 104, 9 verses
Woe to every (kind of) scandal - monger and - backbiter,
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم ويل لكل همزة لمزة
Waylun likulli humazatin lumazatin
Woe to every slanderer, defamer,
Who pileth up wealth and layeth it by,
الذي جمع مالا وعدده
Allathee jamaAAa malan waAAaddadahu
Who amasses wealth and considers it a provision (against mishap);
Thinking that his wealth would make him last for ever!
يحسب أن ماله أخلده
Yahsabu anna malahu akhladahu
He thinks that his wealth will make him immortal.
By no means! He will be sure to be thrown into That which Breaks to Pieces,
كلا ۖ لينبذن في الحطمة
Kalla layunbathanna fee alhutamati
Nay! he shall most certainly be hurled into the crushing disaster,
And what will explain to thee That which Breaks to Pieces?
وما أدراك ما الحطمة
Wama adraka ma alhutamatu
And what will make you realize what the crushing disaster is?
(It is) the Fire of (the Wrath of) Allah kindled (to a blaze),
نار الله الموقدة
Naru Allahi almooqadatu
It is the fire kindled by Allah,
The which doth mount (Right) to the Hearts:
التي تطلع على الأفئدة
Allatee tattaliAAu AAala alafidati
Which rises above the hearts.
It shall be made into a vault over them,
إنها عليهم مؤصدة
lnnaha AAalayhim musadatun
Surely it shall be closed over upon them,
In columns outstretched.
في عمد ممددة
Fee AAamadin mumaddadatin
In extended columns.