Surah “The Traducer, The Gossipmonger, The Slanderer”

as rendered by Linda “iLHam” Barto — 9 verses

Woe to every slanderer and gossiper!
He/she collects wealth and hoards it.
He/she thinks that his/her wealth will make him/her immortal.
Nonsense! He/she will surely be thrown into the crusher.
What will explain to you the crusher?
It is the fire kindled by Allah.
It leaps to the hearts.
Truly, it confines them.
[It will be] in elongated columns.