Surah Al-Masad — Verse 4
The Palm Fiber · 111:4 · 4/5
وَٱمْرَأَتُهُۥ حَمَّالَةَ ٱلْحَطَبِ
Wamraatuhu hammalata alhatab
Translations of this verse 11
Saheeh International
And his wife [as well] - the carrier of firewood.
M.A.S. Abdel Haleem
and so will his wife, the firewood-carrier,
Marmaduke Pickthall
And his wife, the wood-carrier,
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
His wife shall carry the (crackling) wood - As fuel!-
Mufti Taqi Usmani
and his wife as well,-the wicked carrier of firewood.
Al-Hilali & Khan
And his wife, too, who carries wood (thorns of Sa‘dân which she used to put on the way of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم, or use to slander him).
Abul A'la Maududi (Tafhim)
along with his wife, that carrier of slanderous tales;
Muhammad Asad — The Message of the Qur’an
together with his wife, that carrier of evil tales,
Rowwad · source edition
and so will his wife[2], the carrier of firewood,
Notes
[2] i.e., ’Um Jamīl, who used to throw thorny branches in the Prophet's way and she used to slander him (ﷺ). The word hatab (firewood) was used by the Arabs to allude to slander and backbiting.
Noor International · source edition
(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.
Hilali and Khan · source edition
4. And his wife, too, who carries wood (thorns of Sa‘dân which she used to put on the way of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم, or use to slander him).[2]
Notes
[2] (V.111:4) ‘And his wife too, who carries wood.’ Mujâhid said, ‘Carries the wood’ means that she used to slander (the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم) and goes about with calumnies.