بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ وَيْلٌۭ لِّكُلِّ هُمَزَةٍۢ لُّمَزَةٍ ﴿1﴾
Ahmed Ali
WOE TO EVERY slanderer, back-biter,
Ahmed Raza Khan
Ruin is for every open slanderer, backbiter.
Arberry
Woe unto every backbiter, slanderer,
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ٱلَّذِى جَمَعَ مَالًۭا وَعَدَّدَهُۥ ﴿2﴾
Ahmed Ali
Who amasses wealth and hordes it.
Ahmed Raza Khan
Who accumulated wealth and hoarded it, counting.
Arberry
who has gathered riches and counted them over
يَحْسَبُ أَنَّ مَالَهُۥٓ أَخْلَدَهُۥ ﴿3﴾
Ahmed Ali
Does he think his wealth will abide for ever with him?
Ahmed Raza Khan
Does he think that his wealth will prolong his stay on earth forever?
Arberry
thinking his riches have made him immortal!
كَلَّا ۖ لَيُنۢبَذَنَّ فِى ٱلْحُطَمَةِ ﴿4﴾
Ahmed Ali
By no means. He will be thrown into Hutama.
Ahmed Raza Khan
Never! He will certainly be thrown into the Crushing One.
Arberry
No indeed; he shall be thrust into the Crusher;
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْحُطَمَةُ ﴿5﴾
Ahmed Ali
How will you comprehend what Hutama is?
Ahmed Raza Khan
And what have you understood what the Crushing One is!
Arberry
and what shall teach thee what is the Crusher;
نَارُ ٱللَّهِ ٱلْمُوقَدَةُ ﴿6﴾
Ahmed Ali
It is the fire kindled by God
Ahmed Raza Khan
The fire of Allah, that is ablaze.
Arberry
The Fire of God kindled
ٱلَّتِى تَطَّلِعُ عَلَى ٱلْأَفْـِٔدَةِ ﴿7﴾
Ahmed Ali
Which penetrates the hearts
Ahmed Raza Khan
Which will climb on to the hearts.
Arberry
roaring over the hearts
إِنَّهَا عَلَيْهِم مُّؤْصَدَةٌۭ ﴿8﴾
Ahmed Ali
(And) vaults them over
Ahmed Raza Khan
Indeed it will be shut over them.
Arberry
covered down upon them,
فِى عَمَدٍۢ مُّمَدَّدَةٍۭ ﴿9﴾
Ahmed Ali
In extending columns.
Ahmed Raza Khan
In extended columns.
Arberry
in columns outstretched.