الـبلد

1 Nay! I swear by this city.

1 In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Nay, I swear by this city -

1 La oqsimu bihatha albaladi

2 And you shall be made free from obligation in this city - -

2 And thou art an indweller of this city -

2 Waanta hillun bihatha albaladi

3 And the begetter and whom he begot.

3 And the begetter and that which he begat,

3 Wawalidin wama walada

4 Certainly We have created man to be in distress.

4 We verily have created man in an atmosphere:

4 Laqad khalaqna alinsana fee kabadin

5 Does he think that no one has power over him?

5 Thinketh he that none hath power over him ?

5 Ayahsabu an lan yaqdira AAalayhi ahadun

6 He shall say: I have wasted much wealth.

6 And he saith: I have destroyed vast wealth:

6 Yaqoolu ahlaktu malan lubadan

7 Does he think that no one sees him?

7 Thinketh he that none beholdeth him ?

7 Ayahsabu an lam yarahu ahadun

8 Have We not given him two eyes,

8 Did We not assign unto him two eyes

8 Alam najAAal lahu AAaynayni

9 And a tongue and two lips,

9 And a tongue and two lips,

9 Walisanan washafatayni

10 And pointed out to him the two conspicuous ways?

10 And guide him to the parting of the mountain ways ?

10 Wahadaynahu alnnajdayni

11 But he would not attempt the uphill road,

11 But he hath not attempted the Ascent -

11 Fala iqtahama alAAaqabata

12 And what will make you comprehend what the uphill road is?

12 Ah, what will convey unto thee what the Ascent is! -

12 Wama adraka ma alAAaqabatu

13 (It is) the setting free of a slave,

13 (It is) to free a slave,

13 Fakku raqabatin

14 Or the giving of food in a day of hunger

14 And to feed in the day of hunger.

14 Aw itAAamun fee yawmin thee masghabatin

15 To an orphan, having relationship,

15 An orphan near of kin,

15 Yateeman tha maqrabatin

16 Or to the poor man lying in the dust.

16 Or some poor wretch in misery,

16 Aw miskeenan tha matrabatin

17 Then he is of those who believe and charge one another to show patience, and charge one another to show compassion.

17 And to be of those who believe and exhort one another to perseverance and exhort one another to pity.

17 Thumma kana mina allatheena amanoo watawasaw bialssabri watawasaw bialmarhamati

18 These are the people of the right hand.

18 Their place will be on the right hand.

18 Olaika ashabu almaymanati

19 And (as for) those who disbelieve in our communications, they are the people of the left hand.

19 But those who disbelieve Our revelations, their place will be on the left hand.

19 Waallatheena kafaroo biayatina hum ashabu almashamati

20 On them is fire closed over.

20 Fire will be an awning over them.

20 AAalayhim narun musadatun