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بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیْمِ
Allah's Name to commence with, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
In the name of Allah, the Infinitely Gracious, the Most Merciful.
وَیْلٌ لِّكُلِّ هُمَزَةٍ لُّمَزَةِ ﹰ(1)
Destruction is for every open slanderer, backbiter.
Woe to every slanderer, backbiter
الَّذِیْ جَمَعَ مَالًا وَّ عَدَّدَهٗ(2)
Who accumulated wealth, counting it over and over.
who amassed wealth and counted it,
یَحْسَبُ اَنَّ مَالَهٗۤ اَخْلَدَهٗ(3)
Does he think that his wealth will keep him on earth forever?
thinking his wealth will make him immortal.
كَلَّا لَیُنْۢبَذَنَّ فِی الْحُطَمَةِ(4)
Never! He will certainly be thrown into the crushing one.
Certainly not, he will most certainly be cast into that which crushes.
وَ مَاۤ اَدْرٰىكَ مَا الْحُطَمَةُﭤ(5)
And what have you understood what is the crushing one?
And what do you know of that which crushes?
نَارُ اللّٰهِ الْمُوْقَدَةُ(6)
(It is) the Fire of Allah that is ablaze.
The ignited Fire of Allah
الَّتِیْ تَطَّلِعُ عَلَى الْاَفْـٕدَةِﭤ(7)
Which will climb on to the hearts.
which will rise over the hearts.
اِنَّهَا عَلَیْهِمْ مُّؤْصَدَةٌ(8)
Indeed, it (i.e. the Fire) will be closed up upon them.
Indeed, it will be closed over them
فِیْ عَمَدٍ مُّمَدَّدَةٍ(9)
In tall columns.
in towering columns.