Al-Masad

Basmala, before verse 1: بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

1. Verse 1:

   تَبَّتْ يَدَآ أَبِى لَهَبٍ وَتَبَّ1

   May the hands of Abū Lahab be ruined, and ruined is he.^{note 2008}

   Notes, Verse 1

   [2008] Abū Lahab (the Prophet's uncle) , who was an enemy of Islām.

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2. Verse 2:

   مَآ أَغْنَىٰ عَنْهُ مَالُهُۥ وَمَا كَسَبَ2

   His wealth will not avail him or that which he gained.

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3. Verse 3:

   سَيَصْلَىٰ نَارًا ذَاتَ لَهَبٍ3

   He will [enter to] burn in a Fire of [blazing] flame

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4. Verse 4:

   وَٱمْرَأَتُهُۥ حَمَّالَةَ ٱلْحَطَبِ4

   And his wife [as well] - the carrier of firewood.^{note 2009}

   Notes, Verse 4

   [2009] She used to put thorns in the Prophet's path and slander him (ﷺ) . The word "firewood" was used by the Arabs to allude to slander and backbiting.

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5. Verse 5:

   فِى جِيدِهَا حَبْلٌ مِّن مَّسَدٍۭ5

   Around her neck is a rope of [twisted] fiber.

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