THE HOLY QURAN

English translation by Abdullah Yusuf Ali, Mohamme d Marmaduke Pickthall an d Muhammad Habib Shakir

Formatte d by School of Quran (www.schoolofquranunlimited.blogspot.com)

AL-HUMAZ A (THE TRADUCER, THE GOSSIPMONGER) Total Verses: 9 Revealed At: MAKKA

104.001 YUSUFALI: Woe to every (kind of) scandal-monger and-backbiter, PICKTHAL: Woe unto every slandering traducer, SHAKIR: Woe to every slanderer, defamer, 104.002 YUSUFALI: Who pileth up wealth and layeth it by, PICKTHAL: Who hath gathered wealth (of this world) and arranged it. SHAKIR: Who amasses wealth and considers it a provision (against mishap); 104.003 YUSUFALI: Thinking that his wealth would make him last for ever! PICKTHAL: He thinketh that his wealth will render him immortal. SHAKIR: He thinks that his wealth will make him immortal. 104.004 YUSUFALI: By no means! He will be sure to be thrown into That which Breaks to Pieces, PICKTHAL: Nay, but verily he will be ung to the Consuming One. SHAKIR: Nay! he shall most certainly be hurled into the crushing disaster, 104.005 YUSUFALI: And what will explain to thee That which Breaks to Pieces? PICKTHAL: Ah, what will convey unto thee what the Consuming One is! SHAKIR: And what will make you realize what the crushing disaster is?

104.006 YUSUFALI: (It is) the Fire of (the Wrath of) Allah kindled (to a blaze), PICKTHAL: (It is) the re of Allah, kindled, SHAKIR: It is the re kindled by Allah, 104.007 YUSUFALI: The which doth mount (Right) to the Hearts: PICKTHAL: Which leapeth up over the hearts (of men). SHAKIR: Which rises above the hearts. 104.008 YUSUFALI: It shall be made into a vault over them, PICKTHAL: Lo! it is closed in on them SHAKIR: Surely it shall be closed over upon them, 104.009 YUSUFALI: In columns outstretched. PICKTHAL: In outstretched columns. SHAKIR: In extended columns.

Alhamdulillah rabbil alamin.