Surah 111 · 5 verses · 23 words
Surah Al-Masad word by word: meaning and pronunciation
Al-Masad, “Twisted Fibre”, also called Al-Lahab, is about Abu Lahab, the Prophet’s uncle who fiercely opposed him, and his wife.
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سُورَةُ الْمَسَد
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
تَبَّتْ يَدَا أَبِي لَهَبٍ وَتَبَّ ١
1. May the hands of Abu Lahab perish, and he has perished.
مَا أَغْنَىٰ عَنْهُ مَالُهُ وَمَا كَسَبَ ٢
2. His wealth did not help him, nor anything he earned.
سَيَصْلَىٰ نَارًا ذَاتَ لَهَبٍ ٣
3. He will burn in a fire of blazing flames,
وَامْرَأَتُهُ حَمَّالَةَ الْحَطَبِ ٤
4. and his wife too, the carrier of firewood,
فِي جِيدِهَا حَبْلٌ مِنْ مَسَدٍ ٥
5. with a rope of twisted fibre around her neck.
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