Al-Lahab
The Palm Fiber
Surah 111 · Meccan · 5 ayahs
بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
تَبَّتۡ يَدَآ أَبِي لَهَبٖ وَتَبَّ ١
Tabbat yadā abī lahabiw wa tabb.
May the hands of Abū Lahab be ruined, and ruined is he.1
Footnotes (1)
- Abū Lahab (the Prophet's uncle) , who was an enemy of Islām.
مَآ أَغۡنَىٰ عَنۡهُ مَالُهُۥ وَمَا كَسَبَ ٢
Mā aghnā ʿanhu māluhū wa mā kasab.
His wealth will not avail him or that which he gained.
سَيَصۡلَىٰ نَارٗا ذَاتَ لَهَبٖ ٣
Sayaṣlā nāran dhāta lahab.
He will [enter to] burn in a Fire of [blazing] flame
وَٱمۡرَأَتُهُۥ حَمَّالَةَ ٱلۡحَطَبِ ٤
Wamraʾatuhū ḥammālatal-ḥaṭab.
And his wife [as well] - the carrier of firewood.1
Footnotes (1)
- She used to put thorns in the Prophet's path and slander him (ﷺ) . The word "firewood" was used by the Arabs to allude to slander and backbiting.
فِي جِيدِهَا حَبۡلٞ مِّن مَّسَدِۭ ٥
Fī jīdihā ḥablum mim masad.
Around her neck is a rope of [twisted] fiber.