Qur’an Translation and Commentary
سُورَةُ الْمَسَدِ مَكِّيَّةٌ آيَاتُهَا ٥

Surah Al-Masad Verse 1

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بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّح۪يمِ

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

Verse 1

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Al-Masad 1

تَبَّتْ يَدَٓا اَب۪ي لَهَبٍ وَتَبَّۜ ۝١

Mushaf

Transliteration

Transliteration

1Tebbet yedâ ebî lehebiv vetebb.

English Translation

English Translation

1May the two powers of Abu Lahab perish; and indeed he has already perished.

Explanatory translation

Explanatory translation

1Abu Lahab, who rejects the order of life to which Allah invites and insolently attacks the Prophet, has surely deserved to be punished and destroyed in both worlds. And so his life in this world and in the Hereafter, which his two hands symbolize, and his economic and political power as well, are in any case doomed to perish. With all his might he was trying to prevent Our verses from being made known in society. To everyone who listened to the Prophet, he would say, “Do not believe this liar!” He was reaching out his hands in every direction and joining hands with those who deny the truth. For this reason he will not escape Allah’s wrath, and he will be punished with the fire of Hell.

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The translation is the Turkish translation by Mustafa Çavdar, in English where it has been translated. Verse groups and the group translation are from the Turkish translation by Mustafa Çevik. The explanatory translation was compiled by combining various translations.

The Arabic text follows the orthography of the mushafs printed in Turkey. Transliteration: Muhammet Abay, “Çeviriyazı”.