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Sūrah 111 · 5 verses · Meccan

Al-Masad

المسد

The Palm Fibre

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

  1. تَبَّتْ يَدَآ أَبِى لَهَبٍ وَتَبَّ

    May the hands of Abu Lahab[1] perish, and may he perish!

  2. مَآ أَغْنَىٰ عَنْهُ مَالُهُۥ وَمَا كَسَبَ

    Neither his wealth nor his worldly gains will avail him.

  3. سَيَصْلَىٰ نَارًا ذَاتَ لَهَبٍ

    He will burn in a Flaming Fire,

  4. وَٱمْرَأَتُهُۥ حَمَّالَةَ ٱلْحَطَبِ

    and so will his wife[1], the carrier of firewood,

  5. فِى جِيدِهَا حَبْلٌ مِّن مَّسَدٍۭ

    around her neck will be a rope of palm fiber[1].

Meaning: English Translation - Rowwad Translation Center. Translated by the team of the Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Rabwah Dawah Association, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website. Version 1.0.20, 2026-10-20. QuranEnc.com

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Arabic: Tanzil Uthmani text, version 1.1. Source: tanzil.net