Surah Al-Masad (المسد) — “The Palm Fiber” — is a Meccan chapter with 5 verses. Read the full Arabic text with translation, transliteration and audio on Al-Qalam.
The Palm Fiber · 5 verses · Meccan
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
تَبَّتْ يَدَآ أَبِى لَهَبٍ وَتَبَّ
tabbat yadā abī lahabin watabba
May the hands of Abū Lahab be ruined, and ruined is he.
مَآ أَغْنَىٰ عَنْهُ مَالُهُۥ وَمَا كَسَبَ
mā aghnā ʿanhu māluhu wamā kasaba
His wealth will not avail him or that which he gained.
سَيَصْلَىٰ نَارًا ذَاتَ لَهَبٍ
sayaṣlā nāran dhāta lahabin
He will [enter to] burn in a Fire of [blazing] flame
وَٱمْرَأَتُهُۥ حَمَّالَةَ ٱلْحَطَبِ
wa-im'ra-atuhu ḥammālata l-ḥaṭabi
And his wife [as well] - the carrier of firewood.
فِى جِيدِهَا حَبْلٌ مِّن مَّسَدٍۭ
fī jīdihā ḥablun min masadin
Around her neck is a rope of [twisted] fiber.
