Chapter 90, 20 verses
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Nay, I swear by this city -
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم لا أقسم بهذا البلد
Nay! I swear by this city.
And thou art an indweller of this city -
وأنت حل بهذا البلد
And you shall be made free from obligation in this city - -
And the begetter and that which he begat,
ووالد وما ولد
And the begetter and whom he begot.
We verily have created man in an atmosphere:
لقد خلقنا الإنسان في كبد
Certainly We have created man to be in distress.
Thinketh he that none hath power over him ?
أيحسب أن لن يقدر عليه أحد
Does he think that no one has power over him?
And he saith: I have destroyed vast wealth:
يقول أهلكت مالا لبدا
He shall say: I have wasted much wealth.
Thinketh he that none beholdeth him ?
أيحسب أن لم يره أحد
Does he think that no one sees him?
Did We not assign unto him two eyes
ألم نجعل له عينين
Have We not given him two eyes,
And a tongue and two lips,
ولسانا وشفتين
And a tongue and two lips,
And guide him to the parting of the mountain ways ?
وهديناه النجدين
And pointed out to him the two conspicuous ways?
But he hath not attempted the Ascent -
فلا اقتحم العقبة
But he would not attempt the uphill road,
Ah, what will convey unto thee what the Ascent is! -
وما أدراك ما العقبة
And what will make you comprehend what the uphill road is?
(It is) to free a slave,
فك رقبة
(It is) the setting free of a slave,
And to feed in the day of hunger.
أو إطعام في يوم ذي مسغبة
Or the giving of food in a day of hunger
An orphan near of kin,
يتيما ذا مقربة
To an orphan, having relationship,
Or some poor wretch in misery,
أو مسكينا ذا متربة
Or to the poor man lying in the dust.
And to be of those who believe and exhort one another to perseverance and exhort one another to pity.
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.
Their place will be on the right hand.
أولئك أصحاب الميمنة
These are the people of the right hand.
But those who disbelieve Our revelations, their place will be on the left hand.
والذين كفروا بآياتنا هم أصحاب المشأمة
And (as for) those who disbelieve in our communications, they are the people of the left hand.
Fire will be an awning over them.
عليهم نار مؤصدة
On them is fire closed over.