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سُورَةُ الْمَسَدِ مَكِّيَّةٌ آيَاتُهَا ٥

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

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بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّح۪يمِ

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

Al-Masad 1

1 verse

تَبَّتْ يَدَٓا اَب۪ي لَهَبٍ وَتَبَّۜ ۝١

Mushaf

Transliteration

Transliteration

1Tebbet yedâ ebî lehebiv vetebb.

Verse 1

Abu Lahab, the transgressor who rejected the system of life that is Allah’s call and insolently attacked the Prophet, has certainly deserved to suffer punishment and to perish in both worlds, and so both his hands (this world and the Hereafter) have withered.

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Al-Masad 2

1 verse

مَٓا اَغْنٰى عَنْهُ مَالُهُ وَمَا كَسَبَۜ ۝٢

Mushaf

Transliteration

Transliteration

2Mâ agnâ ʿanhü mâlühû vemâ keseb.

Verse 2

Neither his wealth and property nor anyone else can ever save this ungrateful wrongdoer, who does not accept Allah as Lord and God, from the punishment he deserves.

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Al-Masad 3–5

3 verses

سَيَصْلٰى نَارًا ذَاتَ لَهَبٍۚ ۝٣ وَامْرَاَتُهُۜ حَمَّالَةَ الْحَطَبِۚ ۝٤ ف۪ي ج۪يدِهَا حَبْلٌ مِنْ مَسَدٍ ۝٥

Mushaf

Transliteration

Transliteration

3Seyaṣlâ nâran ẕâte leheb.

Transliteration

4Vemraetüh. ḥammâlete-lḥaṭab.

Transliteration

5Fî cîdihâ ḥablüm mim mesed.

Verses 3–5

His wife, too, who helped him in his aggression—that disbeliever who associated partners with Allah—will be cast into the blazing fire together with her husband, as one who carries firewood for Hell on her back, with a collar around her neck.

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”.

In the order of revelation, before this surah came Al-Fatihah, and after it At-Takwir . All surahs in order of revelation