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 Post subject: Verses 111:1-5
PostPosted: 04 Jun 2009, 05:15 
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 Post subject: Re: Verses 111:1-5
PostPosted: 23 Sep 2009, 15:06 
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{111:1} May the hands of Abu Lahab be ruined, and ruined is he.

Good translation, but I think "and ruined is he" should be "and may he [too] be ruined."

{111:1} May the hands of Abu-Lahab perish and may he perish.

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{111:3} He will [enter to] burn in a Fire of [blazing] flame

I suggest,
{111:3} He will burn in a Fire with [blazing] flame.

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 Post subject: Re: Verses 111:1-5
PostPosted: 03 Oct 2009, 18:09 
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Linguistic wrote:
{111:1} May the hands of Abu-Lahab perish and may he perish.

Not sure about "perish" or "be ruined" for that matter. A word that is closer to pure scolding would capture the meaning better.

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 Post subject: Re: Verses 111:1-5
PostPosted: 04 Oct 2009, 19:36 
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Pragmatic wrote:
Linguistic wrote:
{111:1} May the hands of Abu-Lahab perish and may he perish.

Not sure about "perish" or "be ruined" for that matter. A word that is closer to pure scolding would capture the meaning better.

I think that "perish" is correct. Recall,

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 Post subject: Re: Verses 111:1-5
PostPosted: 26 Aug 2021, 20:31 
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I checked several Arabic dictionaries for the meaning of several words mentioned in this Chapter, and here is a summary of what I found:

تب means to perish, sever, weaken, be lost
صلى means to roast, scald, burn
جيد means the base of the neck
مسد means a well-braided rope of palm fiber

So, I think the following translation of this Chapter is closer to the Arabic words and follows the style of the sentences as best as the English language permits:

{111:1} Perished have the hands of Abu-Lahab and perished has he.
{111:2} Neither has availed him his wealth nor did he profit.
{111:3} He shall scald [in] a fire with flame.
{111:4} And his woman - the oft carrier of firewood.
{111:5} At her neckbase is a rope of palm fiber.

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