Surah Al-Masad (The Palm Fiber) in English

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

1. تبت يدا أبي لهب وتب

   1

   Perish the hands of Abu Lahab, and perish he!

   tabbat yadā ʾabī lahabin wa-tabba

2. ما أغنى عنه ماله وما كسب

   2

   Neither his wealth availed him, nor what he had earned.

   mā ʾaghnā ʿanhu māluhū wa-mā kasaba

3. سيصلى نارا ذات لهب

   3

   Soon he will enter the blazing fire,

   sa-yaṣlā nāran dhāta lahabin

4. وامرأته حمالة الحطب

   4

   and his wife [too], the firewood carrier,

   wa-mraʾatuhū ḥammālata l-ḥaṭabi

5. في جيدها حبل من مسد

   5

   with a rope of palm fibre around her neck.

   fī jīdihā ḥablun min masadin