Chapter 90, 20 verses
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم لا أقسم بهذا البلد
Nay! I swear by this city.
I do call to witness this City; -
لَآ أُقْسِمُ بِهَٰذَا ٱلْبَلَدِ
وأنت حل بهذا البلد
And you shall be made free from obligation in this city - -
And thou art a freeman of this City; -
وَأَنتَ حِلٌّۢ بِهَٰذَا ٱلْبَلَدِ
ووالد وما ولد
And the begetter and whom he begot.
And (the mystic ties of) parent and child; -
وَوَالِدٍ وَمَا وَلَدَ
لقد خلقنا الإنسان في كبد
Certainly We have created man to be in distress.
Verily We have created man into toil and struggle.
لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ فِى كَبَدٍ
أيحسب أن لن يقدر عليه أحد
Does he think that no one has power over him?
Thinketh he, that none hath power over him?
أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّن يَقْدِرَ عَلَيْهِ أَحَدٌ
يقول أهلكت مالا لبدا
He shall say: I have wasted much wealth.
He may say (boastfully); Wealth have I squandered in abundance!
يَقُولُ أَهْلَكْتُ مَالًا لُّبَدًا
أيحسب أن لم يره أحد
Does he think that no one sees him?
Thinketh he that none beholdeth him?
أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّمْ يَرَهُۥٓ أَحَدٌ
ألم نجعل له عينين
Have We not given him two eyes,
Have We not made for him a pair of eyes? -
أَلَمْ نَجْعَل لَّهُۥ عَيْنَيْنِ
ولسانا وشفتين
And a tongue and two lips,
And a tongue, and a pair of lips? -
وَلِسَانًا وَشَفَتَيْنِ
وهديناه النجدين
And pointed out to him the two conspicuous ways?
And shown him the two highways?
وَهَدَيْنَٰهُ ٱلنَّجْدَيْنِ
فلا اقتحم العقبة
But he would not attempt the uphill road,
But he hath made no haste on the path that is steep.
فَلَا ٱقْتَحَمَ ٱلْعَقَبَةَ
وما أدراك ما العقبة
And what will make you comprehend what the uphill road is?
And what will explain to thee the path that is steep? -
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْعَقَبَةُ
فك رقبة
(It is) the setting free of a slave,
(It is:) freeing the bondman;
فَكُّ رَقَبَةٍ
أو إطعام في يوم ذي مسغبة
Or the giving of food in a day of hunger
Or the giving of food in a day of privation
أَوْ إِطْعَٰمٌ فِى يَوْمٍ ذِى مَسْغَبَةٍ
يتيما ذا مقربة
To an orphan, having relationship,
To the orphan with claims of relationship,
يَتِيمًا ذَا مَقْرَبَةٍ
أو مسكينا ذا متربة
Or to the poor man lying in the dust.
Or to the indigent (down) in the dust.
أَوْ مِسْكِينًا ذَا مَتْرَبَةٍ
ثم كان من الذين آمنوا وتواصوا بالصبر وتواصوا بالمرحمة
Then he is of those who believe and charge one another to show patience, and charge one another to show compassion.
Then will he be of those who believe, and enjoin patience, (constancy, and self - restraint), and enjoin deeds of kindness and compassion.
ثُمَّ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِٱلصَّبْرِ وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِٱلْمَرْحَمَةِ
أولئك أصحاب الميمنة
These are the people of the right hand.
Such are the Companions of the Right Hand.
أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْمَيْمَنَةِ
والذين كفروا بآياتنا هم أصحاب المشأمة
And (as for) those who disbelieve in our communications, they are the people of the left hand.
But those who reject Our Signs, they are the (unhappy) Companions of the Left Hand.
وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا هُمْ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْمَشْـَٔمَةِ
عليهم نار مؤصدة
On them is fire closed over.
On them will be Fire vaulted over (all round).
عَلَيْهِمْ نَارٌ مُّؤْصَدَةٌۢ