Chapter 104, 9 verses
Woe to every (kind of) scandal - monger and - backbiter,
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Woe unto every slandering traducer,
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ وَيْلٌ لِّكُلِّ هُمَزَةٍ لُّمَزَةٍ
Who pileth up wealth and layeth it by,
Who hath gathered wealth (of this world) and arranged it.
الَّذِي جَمَعَ مَالًا وَعَدَّدَهُ
Thinking that his wealth would make him last for ever!
He thinketh that his wealth will render him immortal.
يَحْسَبُ أَنَّ مَالَهُ أَخْلَدَهُ
By no means! He will be sure to be thrown into That which Breaks to Pieces,
Nay, but verily he will be flung to the Consuming One.
كَلَّا ۖ لَيُنبَذَنَّ فِي الْحُطَمَةِ
And what will explain to thee That which Breaks to Pieces?
Ah, what will convey unto thee what the Consuming One is!
وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا الْحُطَمَةُ
(It is) the Fire of (the Wrath of) Allah kindled (to a blaze),
(It is) the fire of Allah, kindled,
نَارُ اللَّهِ الْمُوقَدَةُ
The which doth mount (Right) to the Hearts:
Which leapeth up over the hearts (of men).
الَّتِي تَطَّلِعُ عَلَى الْأَفْئِدَةِ
It shall be made into a vault over them,
Lo! it is closed in on them
إِنَّهَا عَلَيْهِم مُّؤْصَدَةٌ
In columns outstretched.
In outstretched columns.
فِي عَمَدٍ مُّمَدَّدَةٍ