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QUR’AN · SURAH 111

Al-Masad

The Palm Fibre · 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.
111:1
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ تَبَّتْ يَدَآ أَبِى لَهَبٍۢ وَتَبَّ

Tab bat yadaa abee Lahabinw-wa tabb

DOOMED are the hands of him of the glowing countence: and doomed is he!

111:2
مَآ أَغْنَىٰ عَنْهُ مَالُهُۥ وَمَا كَسَبَ

Maa aghna 'anhu maaluhu wa ma kasab

What will his wealth avail him, and all that he has gained?

111:3
سَيَصْلَىٰ نَارًۭا ذَاتَ لَهَبٍۢ

Sa yas laa naran zaata lahab

[In the life to come] he shall have to endure a fire fiercely glowing;

111:4
وَٱمْرَأَتُهُۥ حَمَّالَةَ ٱلْحَطَبِ

Wam ra-atuh hamma latal-hatab

together with his wife, that carrier of evil tales,

111:5
فِى جِيدِهَا حَبْلٌۭ مِّن مَّسَدٍۭ

Fee jeediha hab lum mim-masad

[who bears] around her neck a rope of twisted strands!

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Qur’an 111:1

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ تَبَّتْ يَدَآ أَبِى لَهَبٍۢ وَتَبَّ

DOOMED are the hands of him of the glowing countence: and doomed is he!

Qur’an 111:2

مَآ أَغْنَىٰ عَنْهُ مَالُهُۥ وَمَا كَسَبَ

What will his wealth avail him, and all that he has gained?

Qur’an 111:3

سَيَصْلَىٰ نَارًۭا ذَاتَ لَهَبٍۢ

[In the life to come] he shall have to endure a fire fiercely glowing;

Qur’an 111:4

وَٱمْرَأَتُهُۥ حَمَّالَةَ ٱلْحَطَبِ

together with his wife, that carrier of evil tales,

Qur’an 111:5

فِى جِيدِهَا حَبْلٌۭ مِّن مَّسَدٍۭ

[who bears] around her neck a rope of twisted strands!