| وَيْلٌ لِّكُلِّ هُمَزَةٍ لُّمَزَةٍ (1) Woe to every fault-finding backbiter |
| الَّذِي جَمَعَ مَالًا وَعَدَّدَهُ (2) who amasses wealth and counts it over and again |
| يَحْسَبُ أَنَّ مَالَهُ أَخْلَدَهُ (3) He thinks that his wealth will immortalise him forever |
| كَلَّا ۖ لَيُنبَذَنَّ فِي الْحُطَمَةِ (4) Nay, he shall be thrown into the Crusher |
| وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا الْحُطَمَةُ (5) And what do you know what the Crusher is |
| نَارُ اللَّهِ الْمُوقَدَةُ (6) It is the Fire kindled by Allah |
| الَّتِي تَطَّلِعُ عَلَى الْأَفْئِدَةِ (7) the Fire that shall rise to the hearts (of criminals) |
| إِنَّهَا عَلَيْهِم مُّؤْصَدَةٌ (8) Verily it will close in upon them |
| فِي عَمَدٍ مُّمَدَّدَةٍ (9) in outstretched columns |