Al-Qur'an English
Surat al-humazah (Curse)

الهُمَزة‎‎

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وَيْلٌ لِّكُلِّ هُمَزَةٍ لُّمَزَةٍۙ

wailul likulli humazatil lumazah

WOE TO EVERY slanderer back-biter

ۨالَّذِيْ جَمَعَ مَالًا وَّعَدَّدَهٗۙ

allażī jama'a mālaw wa 'addadah

Who amasses wealth and hordes it.

يَحْسَبُ اَنَّ مَالَهٗٓ اَخْلَدَهٗۚ

yaḥsabu anna mālahū akhladah

Does he think his wealth will abide for ever with him?

كَلَّا لَيُنْۢبَذَنَّ فِى الْحُطَمَةِۖ

kallā layumbażanna fil-ḥuṭamah

By no means. He will be thrown into Hutama.

وَمَآ اَدْرٰىكَ مَا الْحُطَمَةُ ۗ

wa mā adrāka mal-ḥuṭamah

How will you comprehend what Hutama is?

نَارُ اللّٰهِ الْمُوْقَدَةُۙ

nārullāhil-mụqadah

It is the fire kindled by God

الَّتِيْ تَطَّلِعُ عَلَى الْاَفْـِٕدَةِۗ

allatī taṭṭali'u 'alal-af`idah

Which penetrates the hearts

اِنَّهَا عَلَيْهِمْ مُّؤْصَدَةٌۙ

innahā 'alaihim mu`ṣadah

(And) vaults them over

فِيْ عَمَدٍ مُّمَدَّدَةٍ

fī 'amadim mumaddadah

In extending columns.