Chapter 90, 20 verses
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Nay, I swear by this city -
I swear by this city, Makkah -
Nay! I swear by this city.
لَآ أُقْسِمُ بِهَٰذَا ٱلْبَلَدِ
And thou art an indweller of this city -
And you, [O Muhammad], are free of restriction in this city -
And you shall be made free from obligation in this city - -
وَأَنتَ حِلٌّۢ بِهَٰذَا ٱلْبَلَدِ
And the begetter and that which he begat,
And [by] the father and that which was born [of him],
And the begetter and whom he begot.
وَوَالِدٍ وَمَا وَلَدَ
We verily have created man in an atmosphere:
We have certainly created man into hardship.
Certainly We have created man to be in distress.
لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ فِى كَبَدٍ
Thinketh he that none hath power over him ?
Does he think that never will anyone overcome him?
Does he think that no one has power over him?
أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّن يَقْدِرَ عَلَيْهِ أَحَدٌ
And he saith: I have destroyed vast wealth:
He says, "I have spent wealth in abundance."
He shall say: I have wasted much wealth.
يَقُولُ أَهْلَكْتُ مَالًا لُّبَدًا
Thinketh he that none beholdeth him ?
Does he think that no one has seen him?
Does he think that no one sees him?
أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّمْ يَرَهُۥٓ أَحَدٌ
Did We not assign unto him two eyes
Have We not made for him two eyes?
Have We not given him two eyes,
أَلَمْ نَجْعَل لَّهُۥ عَيْنَيْنِ
And a tongue and two lips,
And a tongue and two lips?
And a tongue and two lips,
وَلِسَانًا وَشَفَتَيْنِ
And guide him to the parting of the mountain ways ?
And have shown him the two ways?
And pointed out to him the two conspicuous ways?
وَهَدَيْنَٰهُ ٱلنَّجْدَيْنِ
But he hath not attempted the Ascent -
But he has not broken through the difficult pass.
But he would not attempt the uphill road,
فَلَا ٱقْتَحَمَ ٱلْعَقَبَةَ
Ah, what will convey unto thee what the Ascent is! -
And what can make you know what is [breaking through] the difficult pass?
And what will make you comprehend what the uphill road is?
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْعَقَبَةُ
(It is) to free a slave,
It is the freeing of a slave
(It is) the setting free of a slave,
فَكُّ رَقَبَةٍ
And to feed in the day of hunger.
Or feeding on a day of severe hunger
Or the giving of food in a day of hunger
أَوْ إِطْعَٰمٌ فِى يَوْمٍ ذِى مَسْغَبَةٍ
An orphan near of kin,
An orphan of near relationship
To an orphan, having relationship,
يَتِيمًا ذَا مَقْرَبَةٍ
Or some poor wretch in misery,
Or a needy person in misery
Or to the poor man lying in the dust.
أَوْ مِسْكِينًا ذَا مَتْرَبَةٍ
And to be of those who believe and exhort one another to perseverance and exhort one another to pity.
And then being among those who believed and advised one another to patience and advised one another to compassion.
Then he is of those who believe and charge one another to show patience, and charge one another to show compassion.
ثُمَّ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِٱلصَّبْرِ وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِٱلْمَرْحَمَةِ
Their place will be on the right hand.
Those are the companions of the right.
These are the people of the right hand.
أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْمَيْمَنَةِ
But those who disbelieve Our revelations, their place will be on the left hand.
But they who disbelieved in Our signs - those are the companions of the left.
And (as for) those who disbelieve in our communications, they are the people of the left hand.
وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا هُمْ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْمَشْـَٔمَةِ
Fire will be an awning over them.
Over them will be fire closed in.
On them is fire closed over.
عَلَيْهِمْ نَارٌ مُّؤْصَدَةٌۢ