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Talal Itani · published 2012

Surah 104

Al-Humazaالهمزة

The Traducer · 9 verses · Meccan

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Nine verses against one figure: a slanderer who gathers wealth and counts it and thinks it will make him last, and the fire that closes over him in outstretched columns. It takes its name from the slander at verse 1.

AALAMIN Editor · signed 25 August 2026

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104:1

وَيْلٌ لِّكُلِّ هُمَزَةٍ لُّمَزَةٍ

Easy-read (simplified)waylun likulli humazatin lumazah

DIN 31635waylun likulli humazatin lumazatin

Woe to every slanderer backbiter.

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Woe unto every slandering traducer

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Woe to every slanderous backbiter

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Woe to every BACKBITER, Defamer

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

Woe unto every slanderer, and backbiter

George Sale · published 1734

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Talal Itani · 2012
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · 1930
Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
John Medows Rodwell · 1861
George Sale · 1734

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104:2

ٱلَّذِى جَمَعَ مَالًا وَعَدَّدَهُۥ

Easy-read (simplified)alladhee jama'a maalan wa'addadah

DIN 31635allaḏī ǧamaʿa mālan waʿaddadahu

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Who gathers wealth and counts it over.

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Who hath gathered wealth (of this world) and arranged it

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

who collects wealth and counts it

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Who amasseth wealth and storeth it against the future

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

Who heapeth up riches, and prepareth the same for the time to come

George Sale · published 1734

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Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
John Medows Rodwell · 1861
George Sale · 1734

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104:3

يَحْسَبُ أَنَّ مَالَهُۥٓ أَخْلَدَهُۥ

Easy-read (simplified)yahsabu anna maalahu akhladah

DIN 31635yaḥsabu ʾanna mālahu ʾaḫladahu

Thinking that his wealth has made him immortal.

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He thinketh that his wealth will render him immortal

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

He thinks that his wealth can immortalize him

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

He thinketh surely that his wealth shall be with him for ever

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

He thinketh that his riches will render him immortal

George Sale · published 1734

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George Sale · 1734

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104:4

كَلَّا لَيُنۢبَذَنَّ فِى ٱلْحُطَمَةِ

Easy-read (simplified)kallaa layunbadhanna fee l-hutamah

DIN 31635kallā layunbaḏanna fī l-ḥuṭamati

The translators word this verse differently

By no means. He will be thrown into the Crusher.

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Nay, but verily he will be flung to the Consuming One

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Not so! he shall be hurled into ElHutamah

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Nay! for verily he shall be flung into the Crushing Fire

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

By no means. He shall surely be cast into al Hotama

George Sale · published 1734

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George Sale · 1734

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104:5

وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْحُطَمَةُ

Easy-read (simplified)wamaa adraaka maa l-hutamah

DIN 31635wamā ʾadrāka mā l-ḥuṭamatu

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And what will make you realize what the Crusher is?

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Ah, what will convey unto thee what the Consuming One is

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

And what shall make thee understand what ElHutamah is

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And who shall teach thee what the Crushing Fire is

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

And what shall cause thee to understand what al Hotama is

George Sale · published 1734

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George Sale · 1734

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104:6

نَارُ ٱللَّهِ ٱلْمُوقَدَةُ

Easy-read (simplified)naaru llaahi l-mooqadah

DIN 31635nāru llāhi l-mūqadatu

God's kindled Fire.

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(It is) the fire of Allah, kindled

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

the fire of God kindled

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

It is God's kindled fire

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

It is the kindled fire of God

George Sale · published 1734

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104:7

ٱلَّتِى تَطَّلِعُ عَلَى ٱلْأَفْـِٔدَةِ

Easy-read (simplified)allatee tattali'u 'alaa l-'af'idah

DIN 31635allatī taṭṭaliʿu ʿalā l-ʾafʾidati

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That laps to the hearts.

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Which leapeth up over the hearts (of men)

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

which rises above the hearts

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Which shall mount above the hearts of the damned

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

which shall mount above the hearts of those who shall be cast therein

George Sale · published 1734

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George Sale · 1734

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104:8

إِنَّهَا عَلَيْهِم مُّؤْصَدَةٌ

Easy-read (simplified)innahaa 'alayhim mu'sadah

DIN 31635ʾinnahā ʿalayhim muʾṣadatun

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It closes in on them.

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Lo! it is closed in on them

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Verily, it is an archway over them

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

It shall verily rise over them like a vault

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

Verily it shall be as an arched vault above them

George Sale · published 1734

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George Sale · 1734

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104:9

فِى عَمَدٍ مُّمَدَّدَةٍۭ

Easy-read (simplified)fee 'amadin mumaddadah

DIN 31635fī ʿamadin mumaddadatin

The translators word this verse differently

In extended columns.

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In outstretched columns

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

on long-drawn columns

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

On outstretched columns

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

on columns of vast extent

George Sale · published 1734

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John Medows Rodwell · 1861
George Sale · 1734

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Surah 105

Al-Filالفيل

The Elephant · 5 verses · Meccan

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Five verses recalling what was done to the owners of the elephant, which this surah is named for: a plan brought to nothing, birds, stones of baked clay, and an end like stubble eaten down.

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105:1

أَلَمْ تَرَ كَيْفَ فَعَلَ رَبُّكَ بِأَصْحَٰبِ ٱلْفِيلِ

Easy-read (simplified)alam tara kayfa fa'ala rabbuka bi'ashaabi l-feel

DIN 31635ʾalam tara kayfa faʿala rabbuka biʾaṣḥābi l-fīli

Have you not considered how your Lord dealt with the People of the Elephant?

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Hast thou not seen how thy Lord dealt with the owners of the Elephant

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Hast thou not seen what thy Lord did with the fellows of the elephant

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

HAST thou not seen how thy Lord dealt with the army of the ELEPHANT

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

Hast thou not seen how thy Lord dealt with the masters of the elephant

George Sale · published 1734

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Talal Itani · 2012
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Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
John Medows Rodwell · 1861
George Sale · 1734

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Arabic textTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026

Translations Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired

Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an ·1880 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026

Translations George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired

George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an ·1734 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026

Translations John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired

John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an ·1861 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026

Translations Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran·Public domain — copyright term expired

Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran ·1930 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026

Translations Talal Itani, ClearQuran·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International

Talal Itani, ClearQuran ·ClearQuran, "God" edition, EPUB·Talal Itani / ClearQuran.com ·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International·retrieved 7 Sep 2026

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