Surah Al-Humaza (104): Arabic, Transliteration and English

Full text of Surah Al-Humaza, verse by verse

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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.

وَيْلٌۭ لِّكُلِّ هُمَزَةٍۢ لُّمَزَةٍ ﴿١﴾

Wai lul-li kulli hu mazatil-lumaza

1 Woe to every scorner and mocker

ٱلَّذِى جَمَعَ مَالًۭا وَعَدَّدَهُۥ ﴿٢﴾

Al-lazi jama'a maalaw wa'addadah

2 Who collects wealth and [continuously] counts it.

يَحْسَبُ أَنَّ مَالَهُۥٓ أَخْلَدَهُۥ ﴿٣﴾

Yahsabu anna maalahu akhladah

3 He thinks that his wealth will make him immortal.

كَلَّا ۖ لَيُنۢبَذَنَّ فِى ٱلْحُطَمَةِ ﴿٤﴾

Kalla layum ba zanna fil hutamah

4 No! He will surely be thrown into the Crusher.

وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْحُطَمَةُ ﴿٥﴾

Wa maa adraaka mal-hutamah

5 And what can make you know what is the Crusher?

نَارُ ٱللَّهِ ٱلْمُوقَدَةُ ﴿٦﴾

Narul laahil-mooqada

6 It is the fire of Allah, [eternally] fueled,

ٱلَّتِى تَطَّلِعُ عَلَى ٱلْأَفْـِٔدَةِ ﴿٧﴾

Al latee tat tali'u 'alalafidah

7 Which mounts directed at the hearts.

إِنَّهَا عَلَيْهِم مُّؤْصَدَةٌۭ ﴿٨﴾

Innaha 'alaihim moosada

8 Indeed, Hellfire will be closed down upon them

فِى عَمَدٍۢ مُّمَدَّدَةٍۭ ﴿٩﴾

Fee 'amadim-mu mad dadah

9 In extended columns.

Sources: Arabic text in Uthmani script (Tanzil edition); English translation: Saheeh International; transliteration in standard Latin letters. Transliteration helps with pronunciation but cannot render every Arabic letter.