Woe to every slanderer, backbiter
that who collected wealth and counted it
He thinks that his wealth made him last for ever. [‘made’ is the literal translation of the Arabic word. It stands for ‘would make’]
By no means! Indeed he will be cast in Al-Hutamatah
And what made you realise what Al-Hutamatah is
(It is the) Fire of Allah, kindled
that which leaps over the hearts
Surely, it shall be closed in on them (and made to cover and envelop them completely)
in (the form of) columns outstretched