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Surah 111

The Palm Fiber

المسد

Al-Masad

Medinan5 Verses
1
Verse 1

تَبَّتْ يَدَآ أَبِى لَهَبٍۢ وَتَبَّ

Transliteration

Tabbat yadaa abee Lahabinw-wa tabb

Translation

May the hands of Abu Lahab perish, and he ˹himself˺ perish!

2
Verse 2

مَآ أَغْنَىٰ عَنْهُ مَالُهُۥ وَمَا كَسَبَ

Transliteration

Maa aghnaa 'anhu maaluhoo wa ma kasab

Translation

Neither his wealth nor ˹worldly˺ gains will benefit him.

3
Verse 3

سَيَصْلَىٰ نَارًۭا ذَاتَ لَهَبٍۢ

Transliteration

Sa-yaslaa naaran zaata lahab

Translation

He will burn in a flaming Fire,

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Verse 4

وَٱمْرَأَتُهُۥ حَمَّالَةَ ٱلْحَطَبِ

Transliteration

Wamra-atuhoo hammaa latal-hatab

Translation

and ˹so will˺ his wife, the carrier of ˹thorny˺ kindling,

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Verse 5

فِى جِيدِهَا حَبْلٌۭ مِّن مَّسَدٍۭ

Transliteration

Fee jeedihaa hablum mim-masad

Translation

around her neck will be a rope of palm-fibre.