Al-Humazah Verse 8

It will be sealed over them,

It will be closed down upon them,

covered down upon them,

It closes in on them

Verily it shall close upon them,

It shall be made into a vault over them,

Verily it will close in upon them,

(And) vaults them over

Indeed it will be shut over them.

Indeed it will close in upon them

Surely it will close in upon them

It (- Fire) will be closed in on them (so as not to let them escape from it and also increase for them the torture of heat).

That it truly is on them stationary/residing .

Indeed it will be shut over them.

Lo! It closes in as a vault on them

Verily, it shall be closed in on them,

Surely it is closed in on them,

Surely it shall be closed over upon them,

Lo! it is closed in on them

It will engulf them.

closed around them

Verily, it shall Mu'sadah upon them,

it closes in on them from every side

It closes in on them.

Lo! it will be closed in (mu'sada or msada) on them (`alayhim, `on them'; the plural pronoun takes into account the [plural] import of kull, `every'),

Verily, it shall Mu'sadahupon them.

meaning, covering, just as was mentioned in the Tafsir of Surah Al-Balad (see 90;20).

Then Allah says,

فِي عَمَدٍ مُّمَدَّدَةٍ




In pillars stretched forth.

Atiyah Al-`Awfi said, "Pillars of Iron."

As-Suddi said, "Made of fire."

Al-`Awfi reported from Ibn `Abbas,

"He will make them enter pillars stretched forth, meaning there will be columns over them, and they will have chains on their necks, and the gates (of Hell) will be shut upon them."

This is the end of the Tafsir of Surah Al-Humazah, and all praise and thanks are due to Allah