How to Read the Quran with Understanding
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Surah 111
Al-Masad
The Palm Fiber • Mecca • 5 ayahs
المَسَدِ
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Ayah 111:1
تَبَّتْ يَدَآ أَبِى لَهَبٍ وَتَبَّ١
English translation
May the hands of Abū Lahab be ruined, and ruined is he.1
2
Ayah 111:2
مَآ أَغْنَىٰ عَنْهُ مَالُهُۥ وَمَا كَسَبَ٢
English translation
His wealth will not avail him or that which he gained.
3
Ayah 111:3
سَيَصْلَىٰ نَارًا ذَاتَ لَهَبٍ٣
English translation
He will [enter to] burn in a Fire of [blazing] flame
4
Ayah 111:4
وَٱمْرَأَتُهُۥ حَمَّالَةَ ٱلْحَطَبِ٤
English translation
And his wife [as well] - the carrier of firewood.1
5
Ayah 111:5
فِى جِيدِهَا حَبْلٌ مِّن مَّسَدٍۭ٥
English translation
Around her neck is a rope of [twisted] fiber.
About سورۃ المسد — Surah Al-Masad
Surah Al-Masad (The Palm Fibre) is chapter 111 of the Quran and contains 5 ayahs. The reader provides Arabic text with Urdu and English translations. Choose an ayah below to open its reference page.
Quran text and translations are supplied through Quran.com. English uses Sahih International; Urdu uses Fatah Muhammad Jalandhari. Tafseer detail pages identify the source returned by the provider.
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