Makki · 5 Verses
Al-Masad
الْمَسَد
"The Palm Fibre"
The only surah condemning a named person: Abu Lahab, the Prophet's uncle who fiercely opposed Islam. Remarkably, Abu Lahab never accepted Islam after this surah — confirming its prophecy.
1
تَبَّتْ يَدَا أَبِي لَهَبٍ وَتَبَّ
Tabbat yadā abī lahabin wa-tabb
May the hands of Abu Lahab perish, and may he perish
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2
مَا أَغْنَى عَنْهُ مَالُهُ وَمَا كَسَبَ
Mā aghnā 'anhu māluhu wa-mā kasab
His wealth and gains will not avail him
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3
سَيَصْلَى نَارًا ذَاتَ لَهَبٍ
Sayaṣlā nāran dhāta lahab
He will burn in a flaming fire
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4
وَامْرَأَتُهُ حَمَّالَةَ الْحَطَبِ
Wa-mra'atuhu ḥammālata l-ḥaṭab
And his wife, the carrier of firewood
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5
فِي جِيدِهَا حَبْلٌ مِّن مَّسَدٍ
Fī jīdihā ḥablun min masad
Around her neck is a rope of palm fibre
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