"Then into a chain whose length is seventy cubits, bind him" (thumma fi silsilatin dhar'uha sab'una dhira'an). Allah knows best which cubit is meant. "Bind him" (faslukuhu) means he is bound in it; it enters through his mouth until it exits from his posterior. If one link of it were placed upon a mountain, it would melt. He will then call out to his companions: 'Do you recognize me?' They will reply: 'No, but we see the ignominy that has befallen you, so who are you?' He will say: 'I am so-and-so, son of so-and-so; indeed, every one of you has the likes of this.'
﴿ثُمَّ فِي سِلْسِلَةٍ ذَرْعُهَا سَبْعُونَ ذِرَاعًا﴾ اللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ بِأَيِّ ذِرَاعٍ ﴿فاسلكوه﴾ فَيُسْلَكُ فِيهَا، تَدْخُلُ مِنْ فِيهِ حَتَّى تَخْرُجَ مِنْ دُبُره، وَلَوْ أَنَّ حَلْقَةً مِنْهَا وُضِعَتْ عَلَى جَبَلٍ لَذَابَ؛ فَيُنَادِي أَصْحَابَهُ: هَلْ تَعْرِفُونَنِي؟ فَيَقُولُونَ: لَا وَلَكِنْ قَدْ نَرَى مَا بِكَ مِنَ الخِزْي فَمَنْ أَنْتَ؟ فَيَقُولُ أَنَا فُلانُ ابْنُ فُلانٍ إِنَّ لِكُلِّ إِنْسَانٍ مِنْكُم مثل هَذَا
