The 9 verses of Al-Humazah
- Surah
- 104
- Verses
- 9
- Revealed in
- Makkah
- Meaning
- The Mocker
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1
وَيْلٌ لِّكُلِّ هُمَزَةٍ لُّمَزَةٍ
waylun likulli humazatin lumazatin
Woe to every scorner and mocker
Word by word
- وَيْلٌۭwaylunWoe
- لِّكُلِّlikullito every
- هُمَزَةٍۢhumazatinslanderer
- لُّمَزَةٍlumazatinbackbiter
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2
ٱلَّذِى جَمَعَ مَالًا وَعَدَّدَهُۥ
alladhī jamaʿa mālan waʿaddadahu
Who collects wealth and [continuously] counts it.
Word by word
- ٱلَّذِىalladhīThe one who
- جَمَعَjamaʿacollects
- مَالًۭاmālanwealth
- وَعَدَّدَهُۥwaʿaddadahuand counts it
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3
يَحْسَبُ أَنَّ مَالَهُۥٓ أَخْلَدَهُۥ
yaḥsabu anna mālahu akhladahu
He thinks that his wealth will make him immortal.
Word by word
- يَحْسَبُyaḥsabuThinking
- أَنَّannathat
- مَالَهُۥٓmālahuhis wealth
- أَخْلَدَهُۥakhladahuwill make him immortal
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4
كَلَّا ۖ لَيُنۢبَذَنَّ فِى ٱلْحُطَمَةِ
kallā layunbadhanna fī l-ḥuṭamati
No! He will surely be thrown into the Crusher.
Word by word
- كَلَّا ۖkallāNay
- لَيُنۢبَذَنَّlayunbadhannaSurely he will be thrown
- فِىfīin
- ٱلْحُطَمَةِl-ḥuṭamatithe Crusher
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5
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْحُطَمَةُ
wamā adrāka mā l-ḥuṭamatu
And what can make you know what is the Crusher?
Word by word
- وَمَآwamāAnd what
- أَدْرَىٰكَadrākawill make you know
- مَاmāwhat
- ٱلْحُطَمَةُl-ḥuṭamatuthe Crusher (is)
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6
نَارُ ٱللَّهِ ٱلْمُوقَدَةُ
nāru l-lahi l-mūqadatu
It is the fire of Allāh, [eternally] fueled,
Word by word
- نَارُnāruA Fire
- ٱللَّهِl-lahiAllah
- ٱلْمُوقَدَةُl-mūqadatukindled
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7
ٱلَّتِى تَطَّلِعُ عَلَى ٱلْأَفْـِٔدَةِ
allatī taṭṭaliʿu ʿalā l-afidati
Which mounts directed at the hearts.
Word by word
- ٱلَّتِىallatīWhich
- تَطَّلِعُtaṭṭaliʿumounts up
- عَلَىʿalāto
- ٱلْأَفْـِٔدَةِl-afidatithe hearts
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8
إِنَّهَا عَلَيْهِم مُّؤْصَدَةٌ
innahā ʿalayhim mu'ṣadatun
Indeed, it [i.e., Hellfire] will be closed down upon them
Word by word
- إِنَّهَاinnahāIndeed, it
- عَلَيْهِمʿalayhim(will be) upon them
- مُّؤْصَدَةٌۭmu'ṣadatunclosed over
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9
فِى عَمَدٍ مُّمَدَّدَةٍۭ
fī ʿamadin mumaddadatin
In extended columns.
Word by word
- فِىfīIn
- عَمَدٍۢʿamadincolumns
- مُّمَدَّدَةٍۭmumaddadatinextended
Arabic text, transliteration and translation as they appear in the Quran for Kids app. English translation: Saheeh International.
What Al-Humazah teaches
No mocking
Woe to every mocker and backbiter (verse 1).
Money doesn't make us last
Some think their wealth will make them last forever, but it won't (verses 2 to 4).
Learning Al-Humazah with your child
Kind words only
Agree on a family rule: no laughing at others, only kind words.
Learn it in two days
Verses 1–4, then 5–9.
Say sorry
If someone was teased, talk about how to make it right.
Learn Al-Humazah word by word in the app
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