Surah “The Traducer, The Gossipmonger, The Slanderer”

as rendered by Thomas Cleary — 9 verses

Woe to every slandering caviler
who gathers wealth and stores it up,
figuring his wealth will make him last.
No indeed! He will be hurled into the Shattering.
And what will convey to you what the Shattering is?
It is the fire of God alight,
that rises to the hearts.
Verily it forms a cover over them
in towering columns.