LAHAB (EMBER)
(Revealed at Mecca – contains 5 verses – 1 section)
Allah – beginning with the name of – the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
| AYAT | TRANSLATION |
|---|---|
| 1 | تَبَّتْ يَدَا أَبِي لَهَبٍ وَتَبَّ |
| May both the hands of Abu Lahab be destroyed – and they are destroyed! | |
| 2 | مَا أَغْنَىٰ عَنْهُ مَالُهُ وَمَا كَسَبَ |
| His wealth did not benefit him in the least, nor did whatever he earned. | |
| 3 | سَيَصْلَىٰ نَارًا ذَاتَ لَهَبٍ |
| He will soon enter the flaming fire. | |
| 4 | وَامْرَأَتُهُ حَمَّالَةَ الْحَطَبِ |
| And so will his wife; carrying a bundle of firewood on her head. | |
| 5 | فِي جِيدِهَا حَبْلٌ مِّن مَّسَدٍ |
| A rope made from palm fibre around her neck! | |