Chapter 90, 20 verses
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Nay, I swear by this city -
La oqsimu bihatha albaladi
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم لا أقسم بهذا البلد
Nay! I swear by this city.
And thou art an indweller of this city -
Waanta hillun bihatha albaladi
وأنت حل بهذا البلد
And you shall be made free from obligation in this city - -
And the begetter and that which he begat,
Wawalidin wama walada
ووالد وما ولد
And the begetter and whom he begot.
We verily have created man in an atmosphere:
Laqad khalaqna alinsana fee kabadin
لقد خلقنا الإنسان في كبد
Certainly We have created man to be in distress.
Thinketh he that none hath power over him ?
Ayahsabu an lan yaqdira AAalayhi ahadun
أيحسب أن لن يقدر عليه أحد
Does he think that no one has power over him?
And he saith: I have destroyed vast wealth:
Yaqoolu ahlaktu malan lubadan
يقول أهلكت مالا لبدا
He shall say: I have wasted much wealth.
Thinketh he that none beholdeth him ?
Ayahsabu an lam yarahu ahadun
أيحسب أن لم يره أحد
Does he think that no one sees him?
Did We not assign unto him two eyes
Alam najAAal lahu AAaynayni
ألم نجعل له عينين
Have We not given him two eyes,
And a tongue and two lips,
Walisanan washafatayni
ولسانا وشفتين
And a tongue and two lips,
And guide him to the parting of the mountain ways ?
Wahadaynahu alnnajdayni
وهديناه النجدين
And pointed out to him the two conspicuous ways?
But he hath not attempted the Ascent -
Fala iqtahama alAAaqabata
فلا اقتحم العقبة
But he would not attempt the uphill road,
Ah, what will convey unto thee what the Ascent is! -
Wama adraka ma alAAaqabatu
وما أدراك ما العقبة
And what will make you comprehend what the uphill road is?
(It is) to free a slave,
Fakku raqabatin
فك رقبة
(It is) the setting free of a slave,
And to feed in the day of hunger.
Aw itAAamun fee yawmin thee masghabatin
أو إطعام في يوم ذي مسغبة
Or the giving of food in a day of hunger
An orphan near of kin,
Yateeman tha maqrabatin
يتيما ذا مقربة
To an orphan, having relationship,
Or some poor wretch in misery,
Aw miskeenan tha matrabatin
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.
Thumma kana mina allatheena amanoo watawasaw bialssabri watawasaw bialmarhamati
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.
Olaika ashabu almaymanati
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.
Waallatheena kafaroo biayatina hum ashabu almashamati
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.
AAalayhim narun musadatun
عليهم نار مؤصدة
On them is fire closed over.