سورة المَسَد
Surah Al-Masad 111:5
The Twisted Strands · Verse 5 of 5
فِي جِيدِهَا حَبْلٌ مِنْ مَسَدٍ
Abdul Mannan Omar
Having round her neck a halter of twisted strands.
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
A twisted rope of palm-leaf fibre round her (own) neck!
Ahmed Ali
Will have a strap of fibre rope around her neck.
12 more translations
Ali Unal
Around her neck will be a halter of strongly twisted rope.
Daryabadi
On her neck shall be a cord of twisted fibre.
Faridul Haque
A rope made from palm fibre around her neck!
Maulana Muhammad Ali
Upon her neck a halter of twisted rope!
Maulvi Sher Ali
Round her neck shall be a halter of twisted palm-fibre.
Muhammad Asad
[who bears] around her neck a rope of twisted strands!
Muhammad Musin Khan
In her neck is a twisted rope of Masad (palm fibre).
Muhammad Pickthall
Will have upon her neck a halter of palm-fibre.
Muhammad Sarwar
Around her neck will be a rope of palm fibre.
Muhammed ali Shakir
Upon her neck a halter of strongly twisted rope.
Rashad Khalifa
She will be (resurrected) with a rope of thorns around her neck.
Shabbir Ahmed
Will have her neck ornamented with a rope of palm-fiber.
Commentary 111:5 Masadمَّسَدٍsignifies anything that consists of twisted strands, irrespective of the material (Qâmûs; Lisân; Mughnî). Twisting rope makes it stronger. It…
فِي جِيدِهَا حَبْلٌ مِّن مَّسَدٍ
111:5 Masadمَّسَدٍsignifies anything that consists of twisted strands, irrespective of the material (Qâmûs; Lisân; Mughnî). Twisting rope makes it stronger. It also signifies those powers who are constantly engaged in manufacturing fire weapons for destruction. It is said that Ummi Jamîl, the wife of Abû Lahab became strangled by the very rope by which she carried firewood and thorns when she died. This is a warning to people of influence who are proud of their wealth and power that no blood relationship whatsoever, even with the Holy Prophet (pbuh) as exemplified in this chapter, will be of any avail to them.