Section 1: Verses 1–9
Thematic progression across verses 1–9
وَيۡلࣱ لِّكُلِّ هُمَزَةࣲ لُّمَزَةٍ 1
Wai lul-li kulli hu mazatil-lumaza
Woe to every slanderer backbiter
ٱلَّذِي جَمَعَ مَالࣰ ا وَعَدَّدَهُۥ 2
Al-lazi jama'a maalaw wa'addadah
Who gathers wealth and counts it over
يَحۡسَبُ أَنَّ مَالَهُۥٓ أَخۡلَدَهُۥ 3
Yahsabu anna maalahu akhladah
Thinking that his wealth has made him immortal
كَلَّاۖ لَيُنۢبَذَنَّ فِي ٱلۡحُطَمَةِ 4
Kalla layum ba zanna fil hutamah
By no means. He will be thrown into the Crusher
وَمَآ أَدۡرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلۡحُطَمَةُ 5
Wa maa adraaka mal-hutamah
And what will make you realize what the Crusher is
نَارُ ٱللَّهِ ٱلۡمُوقَدَةُ 6
Narul laahil-mooqada
God's kindled Fire
ٱلَّتِي تَطَّلِعُ عَلَى ٱلۡأَفۡـِٔدَةِ 7
Al latee tat tali'u 'alalafidah
That laps to the hearts
إِنَّهَا عَلَيۡهِم مُّؤۡصَدَةࣱ 8
Innaha 'alaihim moosada
It closes in on them
فِي عَمَدࣲ مُّمَدَّدَةِۭ 9
Fee 'amadim-mu mad dadah
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