The Backbiter
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
In the name of God, the Gracious, the Merciful.
١ وَيْلٌ لِكُلِّ هُمَزَةٍ لُمَزَةٍ
1 Woe to every slanderer backbiter.
٢ الَّذِي جَمَعَ مَالًا وَعَدَّدَهُ
2 Who gathers wealth and counts it over.
٣ يَحْسَبُ أَنَّ مَالَهُ أَخْلَدَهُ
3 Thinking that his wealth has made him immortal.
٤ كَلَّا ۖ لَيُنْبَذَنَّ فِي الْحُطَمَةِ
4 By no means. He will be thrown into the Crusher.
٥ وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا الْحُطَمَةُ
5 And what will make you realize what the Crusher is?
٦ نَارُ اللَّهِ الْمُوقَدَةُ
6 God’s kindled Fire.
٧ الَّتِي تَطَّلِعُ عَلَى الْأَفْئِدَةِ
7 That laps to the hearts.
٨ إِنَّهَا عَلَيْهِمْ مُؤْصَدَةٌ
8 It closes in on them.
٩ فِي عَمَدٍ مُمَدَّدَةٍ
9 In extended columns.