Surah Al-Masad المسد

The Palm Fibre · 5 verses · Meccan

How many verses does Surah Al-Masad have?

Surah Al-Masad is surah 111 of 114 in the Quran and has 5 verses. It is classified as Meccan. Its name means “The Palm Fibre”.

Surah number: 111 / 114
Verses: 5
Classification: Meccan

Updated 29 October 2026. Tanzil Project (tanzil.net), quran-json.

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Translation

Reciter

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

تَبَّتْ يَدَآ أَبِى لَهَبٍ وَتَبَّ ١

(1) May the hands of Abū Lahab be ruined, and ruined is he.[2008]

Notes

[2008]- Abū Lahab (the Prophet's uncle) , who was an enemy of Islām.

مَآ أَغْنَىٰ عَنْهُ مَالُهُۥ وَمَا كَسَبَ ٢

(2) His wealth will not avail him or that which he gained.

سَيَصْلَىٰ نَارًا ذَاتَ لَهَبٍ ٣

(3) He will [enter to] burn in a Fire of [blazing] flame

وَٱمْرَأَتُهُۥ حَمَّالَةَ ٱلْحَطَبِ ٤

(4) And his wife [as well] - the carrier of firewood.[2009]

Notes

[2009]- She used to put thorns in the Prophet's path and slander him (ﷺ) . The word "firewood" was used by the Arabs to allude to slander and backbiting.

فِى جِيدِهَا حَبْلٌ مِّن مَّسَدٍۭ ٥

(5) Around her neck is a rope of [twisted] fiber.

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Surah Al-Masad is classified as Meccan in the data this reader uses (Tanzil).

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It comes after An-Nasr and before Al-Ikhlas.

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Arabic text: Tanzil Project (tanzil.net), used verbatim. Translation: Noor International Center (QuranEnc.com, version 1.1.2), unaltered. Data: quran-json (CC BY-SA 4.0). Recitations: EveryAyah.com (streamed only when you press play). Sources and licences