ٱلْهُمَزَة

Al-Humazah

The Backbiters

Surah 1049 Ayahsmeccan
Al-Humazah9 verses

بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیْمِ ۟

In the Name of Allah, the Most Compassionate, Most Merciful

1

وَیْلٌ لِّكُلِّ هُمَزَةٍ لُّمَزَةِ ۟

Wai lul-li kulli hu mazatil-lumaza

Woe to every (kind of) scandal-monger and-backbiter,

2

ݹلَّذِیْ جَمَعَ مَالًا وَّعَدَّدَهٗ ۟

Al-lazi jama'a maalaw wa'addadah

Who pileth up wealth and layeth it by,

3

یَحْسَبُ اَنَّ مَالَهٗۤ اَخْلَدَهٗ ۟

Yahsabu anna maalahu akhladah

Thinking that his wealth would make him last for ever!

4

كَلَّا لَیُنْۢبَذَنَّ فِی الْحُطَمَةِ 

Kalla layum ba zanna fil hutamah

By no means! He will be sure to be thrown into That which Breaks to Pieces,

5

وَمَاۤ اَدْرٰىكَ مَا الْحُطَمَةُ ۟

Wa maa adraaka mal-hutamah

And what will explain to thee That which Breaks to Pieces?

6

نَارُ اللّٰهِ الْمُوْقَدَةُ ۟

Narul laahil-mooqada

(It is) the Fire of (the Wrath of) Allah kindled (to a blaze),

7

الَّتِیْ تَطَّلِعُ عَلَی الْاَفْـِٕدَةِ ۟

Al latee tat tali'u 'alalafidah

The which doth mount (Right) to the Hearts:

8

اِنَّهَا عَلَیْهِمْ مُّؤْصَدَةٌ ۟

Innaha 'alaihim moosada

It shall be made into a vault over them,

9

فِیْ عَمَدٍ مُّمَدَّدَةٍ 

Fee 'amadim-mu mad dadah

In columns outstretched.

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