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