Perish the hands of the Father of Flame! Perish he!
Perdition overtake both hands of Abu Lahab, and he will perish.
Zugrunde gehen sollen die Hände Abu Lahabs, und zugrunde gehen soll er (selbst)!
Chapter 111, 5 verses
Perish the hands of the Father of Flame! Perish he!
Perdition overtake both hands of Abu Lahab, and he will perish.
Zugrunde gehen sollen die Hände Abu Lahabs, und zugrunde gehen soll er (selbst)!
No profit to him from all his wealth, and all his gains!
His wealth and what he earns will not avail him.
Was nützt ihm sein Besitz und das, was er erworben hat?
Burnt soon will he be in a Fire of Blazing Flame!
He shall soon burn in fire that flames,
Er wird einem Feuer voller Flammen ausgesetzt sein
His wife shall carry the (crackling) wood - As fuel! -
And his wife, the bearer of fuel,
und (auch) seine Frau, die Brennholzträgerin.
A twisted rope of palm - leaf fibre round her (own) neck!
Upon her neck a halter of strongly twisted rope.
Um ihrem Hals ist ein Strick aus Palmfasern.