Surah Al-Humazah: Thematic English Translation (Mustafa Çevik)

Woe to those who spend the time Allah has granted them backbiting others, slandering and defaming them, belittling and mocking them.

Woe to the one who presumes to use the property and wealth Allah has entrusted to him as if they were his own possessions, and imagines that he will not be called to account for it... Such a person, endlessly counting and hoarding what came into his hands by Allah’s grace and sitting on it, never even lets the thought of his death cross his mind, nor does he want to think about the truth or see it.

Yet Allah has given people what He bestows on them in their worldly lives in trust, to be used within the limits He has set. Those who turn their backs on this truth, use their time and wealth according to their whims, refuse to recognize the limits Allah has set, and persist in living their lives within limits set by themselves or by people like themselves will be cast into the Hutama.

Do you know what a dreadful punishment of fire the Hutama is? Its terrifying punishment lies far beyond and above human understanding. That fire, which crushes hearts, is surrounded by towering columns, and its gates will be closed over those who deserve it.