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QUR’AN · SURAH 104

Al-Humaza

The Traducer · undefined verses · Meccan

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Translation of meaning: Muhammad Asad. Transliteration is a learning aid; it cannot capture every Arabic sound. Recitation: Mishary Rashid Alafasy via Islamic Network. Recitation is streamed from Islamic Network and requires internet access.
104:1
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ وَيْلٌۭ لِّكُلِّ هُمَزَةٍۢ لُّمَزَةٍ

Wai lul-li kulli hu mazatil-lumaza

WOE unto every slanderer, fault-finder!

104:2
ٱلَّذِى جَمَعَ مَالًۭا وَعَدَّدَهُۥ

Al-lazi jama'a maalaw wa'addadah

[Woe unto him who amasses wealth and counts it a safeguard,

104:3
يَحْسَبُ أَنَّ مَالَهُۥٓ أَخْلَدَهُۥ

Yahsabu anna maalahu akhladah

thinking that his wealth will make him live forever!

104:4
كَلَّا ۖ لَيُنۢبَذَنَّ فِى ٱلْحُطَمَةِ

Kalla layum ba zanna fil hutamah

Nay, but [in the life to come such as] he shall indeed be abandoned to crushing torment!

104:5
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْحُطَمَةُ

Wa maa adraaka mal-hutamah

And what could make thee conceive what that crushing torment will be?

104:6
نَارُ ٱللَّهِ ٱلْمُوقَدَةُ

Narul laahil-mooqada

A fire kindled by God,

104:7
ٱلَّتِى تَطَّلِعُ عَلَى ٱلْأَفْـِٔدَةِ

Al latee tat tali'u 'alalafidah

which will rise over the [guilty] hearts:

104:8
إِنَّهَا عَلَيْهِم مُّؤْصَدَةٌۭ

Innaha 'alaihim moosada

verily, it will close in upon them

104:9
فِى عَمَدٍۢ مُّمَدَّدَةٍۭ

Fee 'amadim-mu mad dadah

in endless columns!

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Qur’an 104:1

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ وَيْلٌۭ لِّكُلِّ هُمَزَةٍۢ لُّمَزَةٍ

WOE unto every slanderer, fault-finder!

Qur’an 104:2

ٱلَّذِى جَمَعَ مَالًۭا وَعَدَّدَهُۥ

[Woe unto him who amasses wealth and counts it a safeguard,

Qur’an 104:3

يَحْسَبُ أَنَّ مَالَهُۥٓ أَخْلَدَهُۥ

thinking that his wealth will make him live forever!

Qur’an 104:4

كَلَّا ۖ لَيُنۢبَذَنَّ فِى ٱلْحُطَمَةِ

Nay, but [in the life to come such as] he shall indeed be abandoned to crushing torment!

Qur’an 104:5

وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْحُطَمَةُ

And what could make thee conceive what that crushing torment will be?

Qur’an 104:6

نَارُ ٱللَّهِ ٱلْمُوقَدَةُ

A fire kindled by God,

Qur’an 104:7

ٱلَّتِى تَطَّلِعُ عَلَى ٱلْأَفْـِٔدَةِ

which will rise over the [guilty] hearts:

Qur’an 104:8

إِنَّهَا عَلَيْهِم مُّؤْصَدَةٌۭ

verily, it will close in upon them

Qur’an 104:9

فِى عَمَدٍۢ مُّمَدَّدَةٍۭ

in endless columns!