104. Humeze · verses 1–3

سورة الـهمزة
1

وَيۡلٞ لِّكُلِّ هُمَزَةٖ لُّمَزَةٍ

Waylun likulli humazatin lumazatin

Woe to every (kind of) scandal-monger and-backbiter,

2

ٱلَّذِي جَمَعَ مَالٗا وَعَدَّدَهُۥ

Allathee jamaAAa malan waAAaddadahu

Who pileth up wealth and layeth it by,

3

يَحۡسَبُ أَنَّ مَالَهُۥٓ أَخۡلَدَهُۥ

Yahsabu anna malahu akhladahu

Thinking that his wealth would make him last for ever!