Surah Al-Humaza - English Translation by Muhammad Asad
وَيۡلٞ لِّكُلِّ هُمَزَةٖ لُّمَزَةٍ
WOE unto every slanderer, fault-finder
Surah Al-Humaza, Verse 1
ٱلَّذِي جَمَعَ مَالٗا وَعَدَّدَهُۥ
Woe unto him who amasses wealth and counts it a safeguard
Surah Al-Humaza, Verse 2
يَحۡسَبُ أَنَّ مَالَهُۥٓ أَخۡلَدَهُۥ
thinking that his wealth will make him live forever
Surah Al-Humaza, Verse 3
كَلَّاۖ لَيُنۢبَذَنَّ فِي ٱلۡحُطَمَةِ
Nay, but [in the life to come such as] he shall indeed be abandoned to crushing torment
Surah Al-Humaza, Verse 4
وَمَآ أَدۡرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلۡحُطَمَةُ
And what could make thee conceive what that crushing torment will be
Surah Al-Humaza, Verse 5
نَارُ ٱللَّهِ ٱلۡمُوقَدَةُ
A fire kindled by God
Surah Al-Humaza, Verse 6
ٱلَّتِي تَطَّلِعُ عَلَى ٱلۡأَفۡـِٔدَةِ
which will rise over the [guilty] hearts
Surah Al-Humaza, Verse 7
إِنَّهَا عَلَيۡهِم مُّؤۡصَدَةٞ
verily, it will close in upon them
Surah Al-Humaza, Verse 8
فِي عَمَدٖ مُّمَدَّدَةِۭ
in endless columns
Surah Al-Humaza, Verse 9