Al-Humazah — English Translation

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ وَيْلٌۭ لِّكُلِّ هُمَزَةٍۢ لُّمَزَةٍ ﴿1﴾

Woe to every backbiter and slanderer,

ٱلَّذِى جَمَعَ مَالًۭا وَعَدَّدَهُۥ ﴿2﴾

who amasses wealth and counts it over and again[1],

يَحْسَبُ أَنَّ مَالَهُۥٓ أَخْلَدَهُۥ ﴿3﴾

thinking that his wealth will make him live forever.

كَلَّا ۖ لَيُنۢبَذَنَّ فِى ٱلْحُطَمَةِ ﴿4﴾

No indeed! He will surely be cast into the Crushing Fire[2],

وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْحُطَمَةُ ﴿5﴾

and how do you know what the Crushing Fire is?

نَارُ ٱللَّهِ ٱلْمُوقَدَةُ ﴿6﴾

It is the kindled Fire of Allah,

ٱلَّتِى تَطَّلِعُ عَلَى ٱلْأَفْـِٔدَةِ ﴿7﴾

which reaches the hearts[3].

إِنَّهَا عَلَيْهِم مُّؤْصَدَةٌۭ ﴿8﴾

It will be closed down upon them,

فِى عَمَدٍۢ مُّمَدَّدَةٍۭ ﴿9﴾

locked with towering columns[4].