سُورَةُ الهُمَزَةِ
Surah Al-Humazah (The Traducer) – Arabic, Translation & Audio
Surah Al-Humazah is the 104th surah (chapter) of the Quran. Its name means “The Traducer”. It has 9 ayahs (verses), is a Meccan surah (revealed in Makkah) and is found in Juz 30 of the Quran. Below you can read the full Arabic text with English translation and transliteration, and listen to each ayah.
| Surah number | 104 of 114 |
|---|---|
| Arabic name | الهمزة |
| English meaning | The Traducer |
| Number of ayahs | 9 |
| Revelation | Meccan (Makkah) |
| Order of revelation | 32 (traditional chronology) |
| Juz (part) | 30 |
| Mushaf pages | 601 (604-page Madinah mushaf) |
| Verses of prostration | None |
| Begins with Bismillah | Yes – recited before ayah 1 (not numbered) |
Read Surah Al-Humazah in Arabic with English translation
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
Bismillaahir Rahmaanir Raheem
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
وَيْلٌۭ لِّكُلِّ هُمَزَةٍۢ لُّمَزَةٍ ﴿١﴾
Wai lul-li kulli hu mazatil-lumaza
Woe unto every slandering traducer,
ٱلَّذِى جَمَعَ مَالًۭا وَعَدَّدَهُۥ ﴿٢﴾
Al-lazi jama'a maalaw wa'addadah
Who hath gathered wealth (of this world) and arranged it.
يَحْسَبُ أَنَّ مَالَهُۥٓ أَخْلَدَهُۥ ﴿٣﴾
Yahsabu anna maalahu akhladah
He thinketh that his wealth will render him immortal.
كَلَّا ۖ لَيُنۢبَذَنَّ فِى ٱلْحُطَمَةِ ﴿٤﴾
Kalla layum ba zanna fil hutamah
Nay, but verily he will be flung to the Consuming One.
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْحُطَمَةُ ﴿٥﴾
Wa maa adraaka mal-hutamah
Ah, what will convey unto thee what the Consuming One is!
نَارُ ٱللَّهِ ٱلْمُوقَدَةُ ﴿٦﴾
Narul laahil-mooqada
(It is) the fire of Allah, kindled,
ٱلَّتِى تَطَّلِعُ عَلَى ٱلْأَفْـِٔدَةِ ﴿٧﴾
Al latee tat tali'u 'alalafidah
Which leapeth up over the hearts (of men).
إِنَّهَا عَلَيْهِم مُّؤْصَدَةٌۭ ﴿٨﴾
Innaha 'alaihim moosada
Lo! it is closed in on them
فِى عَمَدٍۢ مُّمَدَّدَةٍۭ ﴿٩﴾
Fee 'amadim-mu mad dadah
In outstretched columns.
Arabic text: Uthmani script (Tanzil). English translation: Marmaduke Pickthall (1930, public domain). Transliteration: English transliteration from the Al Quran Cloud API, in a simple English spelling (it writes the Arabic letter dhal as “z”, while the duas on this site write it as “dh”). Audio: Mishary Rashid Alafasy. A translation conveys the meaning of the Quran; it is not the Quran itself.
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