Surah Al-Humaza - English Translation by Abul Ala Maududi
وَيۡلٞ لِّكُلِّ هُمَزَةٖ لُّمَزَةٍ
Woe to every fault-finding backbiter
Surah Al-Humaza, Verse 1
ٱلَّذِي جَمَعَ مَالٗا وَعَدَّدَهُۥ
who amasses wealth and counts it over and again
Surah Al-Humaza, Verse 2
يَحۡسَبُ أَنَّ مَالَهُۥٓ أَخۡلَدَهُۥ
He thinks that his wealth will immortalise him forever
Surah Al-Humaza, Verse 3
كَلَّاۖ لَيُنۢبَذَنَّ فِي ٱلۡحُطَمَةِ
Nay, he shall be thrown into the Crusher
Surah Al-Humaza, Verse 4
وَمَآ أَدۡرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلۡحُطَمَةُ
And what do you know what the Crusher is
Surah Al-Humaza, Verse 5
نَارُ ٱللَّهِ ٱلۡمُوقَدَةُ
It is the Fire kindled by Allah
Surah Al-Humaza, Verse 6
ٱلَّتِي تَطَّلِعُ عَلَى ٱلۡأَفۡـِٔدَةِ
the Fire that shall rise to the hearts (of criminals)
Surah Al-Humaza, Verse 7
إِنَّهَا عَلَيۡهِم مُّؤۡصَدَةٞ
Verily it will close in upon them
Surah Al-Humaza, Verse 8
فِي عَمَدٖ مُّمَدَّدَةِۭ
in outstretched columns
Surah Al-Humaza, Verse 9