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
I do call to witness this City; -
And thou art an indweller of this city -
Waanta hillun bihatha albaladi
وأنت حل بهذا البلد
And thou art a freeman of this City; -
And the begetter and that which he begat,
Wawalidin wama walada
ووالد وما ولد
And (the mystic ties of) parent and child; -
We verily have created man in an atmosphere:
Laqad khalaqna alinsana fee kabadin
لقد خلقنا الإنسان في كبد
Verily We have created man into toil and struggle.
Thinketh he that none hath power over him ?
Ayahsabu an lan yaqdira AAalayhi ahadun
أيحسب أن لن يقدر عليه أحد
Thinketh he, that none hath power over him?
And he saith: I have destroyed vast wealth:
Yaqoolu ahlaktu malan lubadan
يقول أهلكت مالا لبدا
He may say (boastfully); Wealth have I squandered in abundance!
Thinketh he that none beholdeth him ?
Ayahsabu an lam yarahu ahadun
أيحسب أن لم يره أحد
Thinketh he that none beholdeth him?
Did We not assign unto him two eyes
Alam najAAal lahu AAaynayni
ألم نجعل له عينين
Have We not made for him a pair of eyes? -
And a tongue and two lips,
Walisanan washafatayni
ولسانا وشفتين
And a tongue, and a pair of lips? -
And guide him to the parting of the mountain ways ?
Wahadaynahu alnnajdayni
وهديناه النجدين
And shown him the two highways?
But he hath not attempted the Ascent -
Fala iqtahama alAAaqabata
فلا اقتحم العقبة
But he hath made no haste on the path that is steep.
Ah, what will convey unto thee what the Ascent is! -
Wama adraka ma alAAaqabatu
وما أدراك ما العقبة
And what will explain to thee the path that is steep? -
(It is) to free a slave,
Fakku raqabatin
فك رقبة
(It is:) freeing the bondman;
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 privation
An orphan near of kin,
Yateeman tha maqrabatin
يتيما ذا مقربة
To the orphan with claims of relationship,
Or some poor wretch in misery,
Aw miskeenan tha matrabatin
أو مسكينا ذا متربة
Or to the indigent (down) 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 will he be of those who believe, and enjoin patience, (constancy, and self - restraint), and enjoin deeds of kindness and compassion.
Their place will be on the right hand.
Olaika ashabu almaymanati
أولئك أصحاب الميمنة
Such are the Companions 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
But those who reject Our Signs, they are the (unhappy) Companions of the Left Hand.
Fire will be an awning over them.
AAalayhim narun musadatun
عليهم نار مؤصدة
On them will be Fire vaulted over (all round).