(1) 1. Perish the two hands of Abu Lahab (the Prophet's uncle, one of his staunchest opponents, along with every other enemy to Islam), and perish he.
(2) 2. His wealth will not benefit him nor all that he has earned.
(3) 3. He will soon burn in a Fire that blazes,
(4) 4. And his spouse too, the carrier of firewood (evil tales, slanders, and thorns to throw into the path of the prophet),
(5) 5. Around her neck will be a collar of strongly twisted rope.