Al-Humazah

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

1. 1

   وَيْلٌۭ لِّكُلِّ هُمَزَةٍۢ لُّمَزَةٍ

   Wai lul-li kulli hu mazatil-lumaza

   Woe to every slanderer and backbiter.[1]

   (V.104:1) See the footnotes A, B, C, of (V.49:12).

2. 2

   ٱلَّذِى جَمَعَ مَالًۭا وَعَدَّدَهُۥ

   Al-lazi jama'a maalaw wa'addadah

   Who has gathered wealth and counted it.

3. 3

   يَحْسَبُ أَنَّ مَالَهُۥٓ أَخْلَدَهُۥ

   Yahsabu anna maalahu akhladah

   He thinks that his wealth will make him last forever!

4. 4

   كَلَّا ۖ لَيُنۢبَذَنَّ فِى ٱلْحُطَمَةِ

   Kalla layum ba zanna fil hutamah

   Nay! Verily, he will be thrown into the crushing Fire.

5. 5

   وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْحُطَمَةُ

   Wa maa adraaka mal-hutamah

   And what will make you know what the crushing Fire is?

6. 6

   نَارُ ٱللَّهِ ٱلْمُوقَدَةُ

   Narul laahil-mooqada

   The fire of Allâh kindled,

7. 7

   ٱلَّتِى تَطَّلِعُ عَلَى ٱلْأَفْـِٔدَةِ

   Al latee tat tali'u 'alalafidah

   Which leaps up over the hearts,

8. 8

   إِنَّهَا عَلَيْهِم مُّؤْصَدَةٌۭ

   Innaha 'alaihim moosada

   Verily, it shall be closed upon them,

9. 9

   فِى عَمَدٍۢ مُّمَدَّدَةٍۭ

   Fee 'amadim-mu mad dadah

   In pillars stretched forth (i.e. they will be punished in the Fire with pillars).