The Backbiter (Al-Hummazah)
In the Name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate
Woe to every slanderer and backbiter 1 [Woe unto him who amasses wealth and counts it a safeguard, 2 thinking that his wealth will make him live forever! 3 Nay! he shall most certainly be hurled into the crushing disaster, 4 Ah, what will convey unto thee what the Consuming One is! 5 It is the fire kindled by God 6 roaring over the hearts 7 Surely it shall be closed over upon them, 8 in columns outstretched. 9