Surah “The Traducer, The Gossipmonger, The Slanderer”

as rendered by Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985) — 9 verses

Woe to every (kind of) scandal-monger and-backbiter
Who pileth up wealth and layeth it by
Thinking that his wealth would make him last for ever
By no means! He will be sure to be thrown into That which Breaks to Pieces
And what will explain to thee That which Breaks to Pieces
(It is) the Fire of (the Wrath of) Allah kindled (to a blaze)
The which doth mount (Right) to the Hearts
It shall be made into a vault over them
In columns outstretched