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| 1. |
| AA | In the name of Allah, most benevolent, ever-merciful. WOE TO EVERY slanderer, back-biter, |
| NQ | Woe to every slanderer and backbiter.[] |
| PK | Woe unto every slandering traducer, |
| SH | Woe to every slanderer, defamer, |
| YU | Woe to every (kind of) scandal-monger and-backbiter, |
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| 2. |
| AA | Who amasses wealth and hordes it. |
| NQ | Who has gathered wealth and counted it, |
| PK | Who hath gathered wealth (of this world) and arranged it. |
| SH | Who amasses wealth and considers it a provision (against mishap); |
| YU | Who pileth up wealth and layeth it by, |
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| 3. |
| AA | Does he think his wealth will abide for ever with him? |
| NQ | He thinks that his wealth will make him last forever! |
| PK | He thinketh that his wealth will render him immortal. |
| SH | He thinks that his wealth will make him immortal. |
| YU | Thinking that his wealth would make him last for ever! |
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| 4. |
| AA | By no means. He will be thrown into Hutama. |
| NQ | Nay! Verily, he will be thrown into the crushing Fire. |
| PK | Nay, but verily he will be flung to the Consuming One. |
| SH | Nay! he shall most certainly be hurled into the crushing disaster, |
| YU | By no means! He will be sure to be thrown into That which Breaks to Pieces, |
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| 5. |
| AA | How will you comprehend what Hutama is? |
| NQ | And what will make you know what the crushing Fire is? |
| PK | Ah, what will convey unto thee what the Consuming One is! |
| SH | And what will make you realize what the crushing disaster is? |
| YU | And what will explain to thee That which Breaks to Pieces? |
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| 6. |
| AA | It is the fire kindled by God |
| NQ | The fire of Allâh, kindled, |
| PK | (It is) the fire of Allah, kindled, |
| SH | It is the fire kindled by Allah, |
| YU | (It is) the Fire of (the Wrath of) Allah kindled (to a blaze), |
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| 7. |
| AA | Which penetrates the hearts |
| NQ | Which leaps up over the hearts, |
| PK | Which leapeth up over the hearts (of men). |
| SH | Which rises above the hearts. |
| YU | The which doth mount (Right) to the Hearts: |
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| 8. |
| AA | (And) vaults them over |
| NQ | Verily, it shall be closed in on them, |
| PK | Lo! it is closed in on them |
| SH | Surely it shall be closed over upon them, |
| YU | It shall be made into a vault over them, |
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| 9. |
| AA | In extending columns. |
| NQ | In pillars stretched forth (i.e. they will be punished in the Fire with pillars, etc.). |
| PK | In outstretched columns. |
| SH | In extended columns. |
| YU | In columns outstretched. |
