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This brief surah pronounces divine judgment upon Abu Lahab, condemning his material wealth and his alliance with the Prophet as futile and destined for eternal loss.
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King James Version (1611)
The most influential English translation ever made. Sometimes archaic, but the standard PD English text.
Translators commissioned by King James I of England, 1604–1611
May the hands of Abu Lahab be ruined, and ruined is he 2His wealth will not avail him or that which he gained 3He will [enter to] burn in a Fire of [blazing] flame 4And his wife [as well] - the carrier of firewood 5Around her neck is a rope of [twisted] fiber
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1تَبَّتۡ يَدَآ أَبِي لَهَبٖ وَتَبَّ 2مَآ أَغۡنَىٰ عَنۡهُ مَالُهُۥ وَمَا كَسَبَ 3سَيَصۡلَىٰ نَارٗا ذَاتَ لَهَبٖ 4وَٱمۡرَأَتُهُۥ حَمَّالَةَ ٱلۡحَطَبِ 5فِي جِيدِهَا حَبۡلٞ مِّن مَّسَدِۭ
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