Chapter 90, 20 verses
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Nay, I swear by this city -
I do call to witness this City; -
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم لا أقسم بهذا البلد
لَآ أُقْسِمُ بِهَٰذَا ٱلْبَلَدِ
And thou art an indweller of this city -
And thou art a freeman of this City; -
وأنت حل بهذا البلد
وَأَنتَ حِلٌّۢ بِهَٰذَا ٱلْبَلَدِ
And the begetter and that which he begat,
And (the mystic ties of) parent and child; -
ووالد وما ولد
وَوَالِدٍ وَمَا وَلَدَ
We verily have created man in an atmosphere:
Verily We have created man into toil and struggle.
لقد خلقنا الإنسان في كبد
لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ فِى كَبَدٍ
Thinketh he that none hath power over him ?
Thinketh he, that none hath power over him?
أيحسب أن لن يقدر عليه أحد
أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّن يَقْدِرَ عَلَيْهِ أَحَدٌ
And he saith: I have destroyed vast wealth:
He may say (boastfully); Wealth have I squandered in abundance!
يقول أهلكت مالا لبدا
يَقُولُ أَهْلَكْتُ مَالًا لُّبَدًا
Thinketh he that none beholdeth him ?
Thinketh he that none beholdeth him?
أيحسب أن لم يره أحد
أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّمْ يَرَهُۥٓ أَحَدٌ
Did We not assign unto him two eyes
Have We not made for him a pair of eyes? -
ألم نجعل له عينين
أَلَمْ نَجْعَل لَّهُۥ عَيْنَيْنِ
And a tongue and two lips,
And a tongue, and a pair of lips? -
ولسانا وشفتين
وَلِسَانًا وَشَفَتَيْنِ
And guide him to the parting of the mountain ways ?
And shown him the two highways?
وهديناه النجدين
وَهَدَيْنَٰهُ ٱلنَّجْدَيْنِ
But he hath not attempted the Ascent -
But he hath made no haste on the path that is steep.
فلا اقتحم العقبة
فَلَا ٱقْتَحَمَ ٱلْعَقَبَةَ
Ah, what will convey unto thee what the Ascent is! -
And what will explain to thee the path that is steep? -
وما أدراك ما العقبة
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْعَقَبَةُ
(It is) to free a slave,
(It is:) freeing the bondman;
فك رقبة
فَكُّ رَقَبَةٍ
And to feed in the day of hunger.
Or the giving of food in a day of privation
أو إطعام في يوم ذي مسغبة
أَوْ إِطْعَٰمٌ فِى يَوْمٍ ذِى مَسْغَبَةٍ
An orphan near of kin,
To the orphan with claims of relationship,
يتيما ذا مقربة
يَتِيمًا ذَا مَقْرَبَةٍ
Or some poor wretch in misery,
Or to the indigent (down) in the dust.
أو مسكينا ذا متربة
أَوْ مِسْكِينًا ذَا مَتْرَبَةٍ
And to be of those who believe and exhort one another to perseverance and exhort one another to pity.
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
ثُمَّ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِٱلصَّبْرِ وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِٱلْمَرْحَمَةِ
Their place will be on the right hand.
Such are the Companions of the Right Hand.
أولئك أصحاب الميمنة
أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْمَيْمَنَةِ
But those who disbelieve Our revelations, their place will be on the left hand.
But those who reject Our Signs, they are the (unhappy) Companions of the Left Hand.
والذين كفروا بآياتنا هم أصحاب المشأمة
وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا هُمْ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْمَشْـَٔمَةِ
Fire will be an awning over them.
On them will be Fire vaulted over (all round).
عليهم نار مؤصدة
عَلَيْهِمْ نَارٌ مُّؤْصَدَةٌۢ