Ayah 1
Perish (the) hands (of) Abu Lahab and perish he.
English - May the hands of Abū Lahab be ruined, and ruined is he. .
Ayah 2
Not (will) avail him his wealth and what he earned.
English - His wealth will not avail him or that which he gained. .
Ayah 3
He will be burnt (in) a Fire of Blazing Flames,
English - He will [enter to] burn in a Fire of [blazing] flame .
Ayah 4
And his wife, (the) carrier (of) firewood,
English - And his wife [as well] – the carrier of firewood. .
Ayah 5
In her neck (will be) a rope of palm-fiber.
English - Around her neck is a rope of [twisted] fiber. .