بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ وَيْلٌ لِكُلِّ هُمَزَةٍ لُمَزَةٍ

Woe to every fault-finding backbiter;

الَّذِي جَمَعَ مَالًا وَعَدَّدَهُ

who amasses wealth and counts it over and again.

يَحْسَبُ أَنَّ مَالَهُ أَخْلَدَهُ

He thinks that his wealth will immortalise him forever.

كَلَّا ۖ لَيُنْبَذَنَّ فِي الْحُطَمَةِ

Nay, he shall be thrown into the Crusher.

وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا الْحُطَمَةُ

And what do you know what the Crusher is?

نَارُ اللَّهِ الْمُوقَدَةُ

It is the Fire kindled by Allah,

الَّتِي تَطَّلِعُ عَلَى الْأَفْئِدَةِ

the Fire that shall rise to the hearts (of criminals).

إِنَّهَا عَلَيْهِمْ مُؤْصَدَةٌ

Verily it will close in upon them,

فِي عَمَدٍ مُمَدَّدَةٍ

in outstretched columns.