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وَيۡلٞ لِّكُلِّ هُمَزَةٖ لُّمَزَةٍ
Woe to every scorner and mocker
Surah Al-Humazah
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ٱلَّذِي جَمَعَ مَالٗا وَعَدَّدَهُۥ
Who collects wealth and [continuously] counts it.[1987]
[1987] Rather than spending in the way of Allāh.
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يَحۡسَبُ أَنَّ مَالَهُۥٓ أَخۡلَدَهُۥ
He thinks that his wealth will make him immortal.
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كَلَّاۖ لَيُنۢبَذَنَّ فِي ٱلۡحُطَمَةِ
No! He will surely be thrown into the Crusher.[1988]
[1988] i.e., Hellfire, which crushes and destroys all that enters it.
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وَمَآ أَدۡرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلۡحُطَمَةُ
And what can make you know what is the Crusher?
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نَارُ ٱللَّهِ ٱلۡمُوقَدَةُ
It is the fire of Allāh, [eternally] fueled,
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ٱلَّتِي تَطَّلِعُ عَلَى ٱلۡأَفۡـِٔدَةِ
Which mounts directed at the hearts.[1989]
[1989] Covering them and penetrating them.
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إِنَّهَا عَلَيۡهِم مُّؤۡصَدَةٞ
Indeed, it [i.e., Hellfire] will be closed down upon them
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فِي عَمَدٖ مُّمَدَّدَةِۭ
In extended columns.[1990]
[1990] Interpreted to be either columns of fire or columns of iron to which are chained the inmates of Hell.