Surah Al-Humaza word by word

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Al-Humaza (الهمزة) word by word, in full: Meccan, revealed in Mecca, 9 verses, 33 words. Each verse is displayed in Arabic with its English translation, then broken down into words, each with its transliteration and meaning.

With 33 words to discover, Surah Al-Humaza becomes accessible even without knowing how to read Arabic: the transliteration guides the pronunciation and the meaning gives the sense. Repeat each word, then read the whole verse again: this is the most effective way to memorize this surah, understand what you recite in prayer and grow your Quranic vocabulary.

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Verse 6
Verse 7
Verse 8
Verse 9
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Updated on 30 September 2026 at 4:42 AM

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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

Verse 1 - Surah Al-Humaza: 4 words

وَيْلٌۭ لِّكُلِّ هُمَزَةٍۢ لُّمَزَةٍ

Woe to every scorner and mocker

وَيْلٌۭ waylun Woe

لِّكُلِّ likulli to every

هُمَزَةٍۢ humazatin slanderer

لُّمَزَةٍ lumazatin backbiter

Verse 2 - Surah Al-Humaza: 4 words

ٱلَّذِى جَمَعَ مَالًۭا وَعَدَّدَهُۥ

Who collects wealth and [continuously] counts it.

ٱلَّذِى alladhī The one who

جَمَعَ jamaʿa collects

مَالًۭا mālan wealth

وَعَدَّدَهُۥ waʿaddadahu and counts it

Verse 3 - Surah Al-Humaza: 4 words

يَحْسَبُ أَنَّ مَالَهُۥٓ أَخْلَدَهُۥ

He thinks that his wealth will make him immortal.

يَحْسَبُ yaḥsabu Thinking

أَنَّ anna that

مَالَهُۥٓ mālahu his wealth

أَخْلَدَهُۥ akhladahu will make him immortal

Verse 4 - Surah Al-Humaza: 4 words

كَلَّا ۖ لَيُنۢبَذَنَّ فِى ٱلْحُطَمَةِ

No! He will surely be thrown into the Crusher.

كَلَّا ۖ kallā Nay

لَيُنۢبَذَنَّ layunbadhanna Surely he will be thrown

فِى fī in

ٱلْحُطَمَةِ l-ḥuṭamati the Crusher

Verse 5 - Surah Al-Humaza: 4 words

وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْحُطَمَةُ

And what can make you know what is the Crusher?

وَمَآ wamā And what

أَدْرَىٰكَ adrāka will make you know

مَا mā what

ٱلْحُطَمَةُ l-ḥuṭamatu the Crusher (is)

Verse 6 - Surah Al-Humaza: 3 words

نَارُ ٱللَّهِ ٱلْمُوقَدَةُ

It is the fire of Allah, [eternally] fueled,

نَارُ nāru A Fire

ٱللَّهِ l-lahi Allah

ٱلْمُوقَدَةُ l-mūqadatu kindled

Verse 7 - Surah Al-Humaza: 4 words

ٱلَّتِى تَطَّلِعُ عَلَى ٱلْأَفْـِٔدَةِ

Which mounts directed at the hearts.

ٱلَّتِى allatī Which

تَطَّلِعُ taṭṭaliʿu mounts up

عَلَى ʿalā to

ٱلْأَفْـِٔدَةِ l-afidati the hearts

Verse 8 - Surah Al-Humaza: 3 words

إِنَّهَا عَلَيْهِم مُّؤْصَدَةٌۭ

Indeed, Hellfire will be closed down upon them

إِنَّهَا innahā Indeed, it

عَلَيْهِم ʿalayhim (will be) upon them

مُّؤْصَدَةٌۭ mu'ṣadatun closed over

Verse 9 - Surah Al-Humaza: 3 words

فِى عَمَدٍۢ مُّمَدَّدَةٍۭ

In extended columns.

فِى fī In

عَمَدٍۢ ʿamadin columns

مُّمَدَّدَةٍۭ mumaddadatin extended