Chapter 104: The Gossipmonger

AL-HUMAZA (THE TRADUCER, THE GOSSIPMONGER)
Total Verses: 9
Revealed At: MAKKA

In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful.

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

P: Woe unto every slandering traducer,

S: Woe to every slanderer, defamer,

104.002 Y: Who pileth up wealth and layeth it by,

P: Who hath gathered wealth (of this world) and arranged it.

S: Who amasses wealth and considers it a provision (against mishap);

104.003 Y: Thinking that his wealth would make him last for ever!

P: He thinketh that his wealth will render him immortal.

S: He thinks that his wealth will make him immortal.

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

P: Nay, but verily he will be flung to the Consuming One.

S: Nay! he shall most certainly be hurled into the crushing disaster,

104.005 Y: And what will explain to thee That which Breaks to Pieces?

P: Ah, what will convey unto thee what the Consuming One is!

S: And what will make you realize what the crushing disaster is?

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

P: (It is) the fire of Allah, kindled,

S: It is the fire kindled by Allah,

104.007 Y: The which doth mount (right) to the Hearts:

P: Which leapeth up over the hearts (of men).

S: Which rises above the hearts.

104.008 Y: It shall be made into a vault over them,

P: Lo! it is closed in on them

S: Surely it shall be closed over upon them,

104.009 Y: In columns outstretched.

P: In outstretched columns.

S: In extended columns.