Chapter 90, 20 verses
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Nay, I swear by this city -
La oqsimu bihatha albaladi
I do call to witness this City; -
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم لا أقسم بهذا البلد
And thou art an indweller of this city -
Waanta hillun bihatha albaladi
And thou art a freeman of this City; -
وأنت حل بهذا البلد
And the begetter and that which he begat,
Wawalidin wama walada
And (the mystic ties of) parent and child; -
ووالد وما ولد
We verily have created man in an atmosphere:
Laqad khalaqna alinsana fee kabadin
Verily We have created man into toil and struggle.
لقد خلقنا الإنسان في كبد
Thinketh he that none hath power over him ?
Ayahsabu an lan yaqdira AAalayhi ahadun
Thinketh he, that none hath power over him?
أيحسب أن لن يقدر عليه أحد
And he saith: I have destroyed vast wealth:
Yaqoolu ahlaktu malan lubadan
He may say (boastfully); Wealth have I squandered in abundance!
يقول أهلكت مالا لبدا
Thinketh he that none beholdeth him ?
Ayahsabu an lam yarahu ahadun
Thinketh he that none beholdeth him?
أيحسب أن لم يره أحد
Did We not assign unto him two eyes
Alam najAAal lahu AAaynayni
Have We not made for him a pair of eyes? -
ألم نجعل له عينين
And a tongue and two lips,
Walisanan washafatayni
And a tongue, and a pair of lips? -
ولسانا وشفتين
And guide him to the parting of the mountain ways ?
Wahadaynahu alnnajdayni
And shown him the two highways?
وهديناه النجدين
But he hath not attempted the Ascent -
Fala iqtahama alAAaqabata
But he hath made no haste on the path that is steep.
فلا اقتحم العقبة
Ah, what will convey unto thee what the Ascent is! -
Wama adraka ma alAAaqabatu
And what will explain to thee the path that is steep? -
وما أدراك ما العقبة
(It is) to free a slave,
Fakku raqabatin
(It is:) freeing the bondman;
فك رقبة
And to feed in the day of hunger.
Aw itAAamun fee yawmin thee masghabatin
Or the giving of food in a day of privation
أو إطعام في يوم ذي مسغبة
An orphan near of kin,
Yateeman tha maqrabatin
To the orphan with claims of relationship,
يتيما ذا مقربة
Or some poor wretch in misery,
Aw miskeenan tha matrabatin
Or to the indigent (down) in the dust.
أو مسكينا ذا متربة
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
Then will he be of those who believe, and enjoin patience, (constancy, and self - restraint), and enjoin deeds of kindness and compassion.
ثم كان من الذين آمنوا وتواصوا بالصبر وتواصوا بالمرحمة
Their place will be on the right hand.
Olaika ashabu almaymanati
Such are the Companions of the Right Hand.
أولئك أصحاب الميمنة
But those who disbelieve Our revelations, their place will be on the left hand.
Waallatheena kafaroo biayatina hum ashabu almashamati
But those who reject Our Signs, they are the (unhappy) Companions of the Left Hand.
والذين كفروا بآياتنا هم أصحاب المشأمة
Fire will be an awning over them.
AAalayhim narun musadatun
On them will be Fire vaulted over (all round).
عليهم نار مؤصدة