111. Al-Masad (المسد)
بِسمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحمـٰنِ الرَّحيمِ
Verse 1
تَبَّت يَدا أَبى لَهَبٍ وَتَبَّ
Translation
May the hands of Abu Lahab[1] perish, and may he perish!
Footnotes
[1] i.e., the Prophet's uncle, who was one of the staunchest enemies of Islam.
[1] i.e., the Prophet's uncle, who was one of the staunchest enemies of Islam.
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Verse 2
ما أَغنىٰ عَنهُ مالُهُ وَما كَسَبَ
Translation
Neither his wealth nor his worldly gains will avail him.
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Verse 3
سَيَصلىٰ نارًا ذاتَ لَهَبٍ
Translation
He will burn in a Flaming Fire,
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Verse 4
وَامرَأَتُهُ حَمّالَةَ الحَطَبِ
Translation
and so will his wife[1], the carrier of firewood,
Footnotes
[1] i.e., ’Um Jamīl, who used to throw thorny branches in the Prophet's way and she used to slander him (ﷺ). The word hatab (firewood) was used by the Arabs to allude to slander and backbiting.
[1] i.e., ’Um Jamīl, who used to throw thorny branches in the Prophet's way and she used to slander him (ﷺ). The word hatab (firewood) was used by the Arabs to allude to slander and backbiting.
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Verse 5
فى جيدِها حَبلٌ مِن مَسَدٍ
Translation
around her neck will be a rope of palm fiber[1].
Footnotes
[1] This surah was one of the earliest surahs revealed in Makkah, yet Abu Lahab persisted in disbelief. For him to disprove the Qur’an, all he had to do was to accept Islam, for the Qur’an condemned him to Hell.
[1] This surah was one of the earliest surahs revealed in Makkah, yet Abu Lahab persisted in disbelief. For him to disprove the Qur’an, all he had to do was to accept Islam, for the Qur’an condemned him to Hell.
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Translation source: QuranEnc.com - english_rwwad (2026-10-21 01:12:31 (v1.0.20-xml.1))
Quran text: Tanzil Project (CC BY 3.0), unmodified. tanzil.net