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Tafsir of Surah Al-Humazah (104) — The Traducer · الهمزة
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Al-Humazah 104:1
وَيۡلٞ لِّكُلِّ هُمَزَةٖ لُّمَزَةٍ
Woe to every scorner and mocker
Tafsir 104:1
Evil consequences and a severe punishment awaits the one who frequently backbites the people and taunts them.
Al-Humazah 104:2
ٱلَّذِي جَمَعَ مَالٗا وَعَدَّدَهُۥ
Who collects wealth and [continuously] counts it
Tafsir 104:2
The one whose only concern is to amass wealth and count it; he has no other concern.
Al-Humazah 104:3
يَحۡسَبُ أَنَّ مَالَهُۥٓ أَخۡلَدَهُۥ
He thinks that his wealth will make him immortal
Tafsir 104:3
He thinks that the wealth of his he amasses will save him from death, and that he will remain forever in this worldly life.
Al-Humazah 104:4
كَلَّاۖ لَيُنۢبَذَنَّ فِي ٱلۡحُطَمَةِ
No! He will surely be thrown into the Crusher
Tafsir 104:4
It is not as this ignorant one thinks; he will surely be thrown into the fire of hell that crushes and breaks everything that is thrown into it, due to its immense strength.
Al-Humazah 104:5
وَمَآ أَدۡرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلۡحُطَمَةُ
And what can make you know what is the Crusher
Tafsir 104:5
O Messenger! What do you know of this fire that smashes everything that is thrown into it?
Al-Humazah 104:6
نَارُ ٱللَّهِ ٱلۡمُوقَدَةُ
It is the fire of Allah, [eternally] fueled
Tafsir 104:6
Indeed, it is the blazing fire of Allah.
Al-Humazah 104:7
ٱلَّتِي تَطَّلِعُ عَلَى ٱلۡأَفۡـِٔدَةِ
Which mounts directed at the hearts
Tafsir 104:7
The fire that penetrates the bodies of the people until it reaches their hearts.
Al-Humazah 104:8
إِنَّهَا عَلَيۡهِم مُّؤۡصَدَةٞ
Indeed, Hellfire will be closed down upon them
Tafsir 104:8
Indeed, it will close up around those that will be punished with it.
Al-Humazah 104:9
فِي عَمَدٖ مُّمَدَّدَةِۭ
In extended columns
Tafsir 104:9
For a prolonged, lengthy period of time, so long that they will never leave it.
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