وَيْلٌ لِّكُلِّ هُمَزَةٍ لُّمَزَةٍ١

Woe unto every slandering traducer,

Waylun likulli humazatin lumaza

ٱلَّذِى جَمَعَ مَالًا وَعَدَّدَهُۥ٢

Who hath gathered wealth (of this world) and arranged it.

Allathee jamaAAa malanwaAAaddadah

يَحْسَبُ أَنَّ مَالَهُۥٓ أَخْلَدَهُۥ٣

He thinketh that his wealth will render him immortal.

Yahsabu anna malahu akhladah

كَلَّا ۖ لَيُنۢبَذَنَّ فِى ٱلْحُطَمَةِ٤

Nay, but verily he will be flung to the Consuming One.

Kalla layunbathanna fee alhutama

وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْحُطَمَةُ٥

Ah, what will convey unto thee what the Consuming One is!

Wama adraka ma alhutama

نَارُ ٱللَّهِ ٱلْمُوقَدَةُ٦

(It is) the fire of Allah, kindled,

Naru Allahi almooqada

ٱلَّتِى تَطَّلِعُ عَلَى ٱلْأَفْـِٔدَةِ٧

Which leapeth up over the hearts (of men).

Allatee tattaliAAu AAalaal-af-ida

إِنَّهَا عَلَيْهِم مُّؤْصَدَةٌ٨

Lo! it is closed in on them

lnnaha AAalayhim mu/sada

فِى عَمَدٍ مُّمَدَّدَةٍۭ٩

In outstretched columns.

Fee AAamadin mumaddada