104. Humeze · verses 1–7

وَيۡلٞ لِّكُلِّ هُمَزَةٖ لُّمَزَةٍ

Waylun likulli humazatin lumazatin

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

ٱلَّذِي جَمَعَ مَالٗا وَعَدَّدَهُۥ

Allathee jamaAAa malan waAAaddadahu

Who pileth up wealth and layeth it by,

يَحۡسَبُ أَنَّ مَالَهُۥٓ أَخۡلَدَهُۥ

Yahsabu anna malahu akhladahu

Thinking that his wealth would make him last for ever!

كـَلَّاۖ لَيُنۢبَذَنَّ فِي ٱلۡحُطَمَةِ

Kalla layunbathanna fee alhutamati

By no means! He will be sure to be thrown into That which Breaks to Pieces,

وَمَآ أَدۡرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلۡحُطَمَةُ

Wama adraka ma alhutamatu

And what will explain to thee That which Breaks to Pieces?

نَارُ ٱللَّهِ ٱلۡمُوقَدَةُ

Naru Allahi almooqadatu

(It is) the Fire of (the Wrath of) Allah kindled (to a blaze),

ٱلَّتِي تَطَّلِعُ عَلَى ٱلۡأَفۡـِٔدَةِ

Allatee tattaliAAu AAala alafidati

The which doth mount (Right) to the Hearts: