Surah Al-Masad (المسد)

Surah Al-Masad — “The Palm Fiber” — is the 111th surah (chapter) of the Holy Qur'an. It has 5 verses (ayat), was revealed in Makkah, and is found in Juz 30 (pages 603–603 of the standard Madani mushaf).

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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

تَبَّتْ يَدَآ أَبِى لَهَبٍۢ وَتَبَّ ﴿1﴾

1. May the hands of Abu Lahab be ruined, and ruined is he.

مَآ أَغْنَىٰ عَنْهُ مَالُهُۥ وَمَا كَسَبَ ﴿2﴾

2. His wealth will not avail him or that which he gained.

سَيَصْلَىٰ نَارًۭا ذَاتَ لَهَبٍۢ ﴿3﴾

3. He will [enter to] burn in a Fire of [blazing] flame

وَٱمْرَأَتُهُۥ حَمَّالَةَ ٱلْحَطَبِ ﴿4﴾

4. And his wife [as well] - the carrier of firewood.

فِى جِيدِهَا حَبْلٌۭ مِّن مَّسَدٍۭ ﴿5﴾

5. Around her neck is a rope of [twisted] fiber.

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Arabic text: Tanzil Project (Uthmani script). Translation: Saheeh International. Recitation: Mishary Rashid Alafasy.

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