The Quran

سورة الهُمَزة

Surah Al-Humazah 104:1

The Slanderer · Verse 1 of 9

وَيْلٌ لِكُلِّ هُمَزَةٍ لُمَزَةٍ

Abdul Mannan Omar

Disaster is (decreed) for every slanderer, defamer,

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Woe to every (kind of) scandal-monger and-backbiter,

Ahmed Ali

WOE TO EVERY slanderer, back-biter,

12 more translations

Ali Unal

Woe to every one who slanders and vilifies,

Daryabadi

Woe Unto every slanderer, traducer,

Faridul Haque

Ruin is for every open slanderer, backbiter.

Maulana Muhammad Ali

Woe to every slanderer, defamer!

Maulvi Sher Ali

Woe to every backbiter, slanderer,

Muhammad Asad

WOE unto every slanderer, fault-finder!

Muhammad Musin Khan

Woe to every slanderer and backbiter.

Muhammad Pickthall

Woe unto every slandering traducer,

Muhammad Sarwar

Woe to every slanderer and backbiter

Muhammed ali Shakir

Woe to every slanderer, defamer,

Rashad Khalifa

Woe to every backbiter, slanderer.

Shabbir Ahmed

Woe to every slanderer, fault-finder!

Commentary 104:1 Humazahهُمَزَةٍ mean those who are always after finding fault with others behind their backs and are careless about their own reformation. Instead of…

وَيْلٌ لِّكُلِّ هُمَزَةٍ لُّمَزَةٍ

104:1 Humazahهُمَزَةٍ mean those who are always after finding fault with others behind their backs and are careless about their own reformation. Instead of spending their wealth in promoting good, they simply amass it.