Chapter 90, 20 verses
Nay! I swear by this city.
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم لا أقسم بهذا البلد
La oqsimu bihatha albaladi
And you shall be made free from obligation in this city - -
وأنت حل بهذا البلد
Waanta hillun bihatha albaladi
And the begetter and whom he begot.
ووالد وما ولد
Wawalidin wama walada
Certainly We have created man to be in distress.
لقد خلقنا الإنسان في كبد
Laqad khalaqna alinsana fee kabadin
Does he think that no one has power over him?
أيحسب أن لن يقدر عليه أحد
Ayahsabu an lan yaqdira AAalayhi ahadun
He shall say: I have wasted much wealth.
يقول أهلكت مالا لبدا
Yaqoolu ahlaktu malan lubadan
Does he think that no one sees him?
أيحسب أن لم يره أحد
Ayahsabu an lam yarahu ahadun
Have We not given him two eyes,
ألم نجعل له عينين
Alam najAAal lahu AAaynayni
And a tongue and two lips,
ولسانا وشفتين
Walisanan washafatayni
And pointed out to him the two conspicuous ways?
وهديناه النجدين
Wahadaynahu alnnajdayni
But he would not attempt the uphill road,
فلا اقتحم العقبة
Fala iqtahama alAAaqabata
And what will make you comprehend what the uphill road is?
وما أدراك ما العقبة
Wama adraka ma alAAaqabatu
(It is) the setting free of a slave,
فك رقبة
Fakku raqabatin
Or the giving of food in a day of hunger
أو إطعام في يوم ذي مسغبة
Aw itAAamun fee yawmin thee masghabatin
To an orphan, having relationship,
يتيما ذا مقربة
Yateeman tha maqrabatin
Or to the poor man lying in the dust.
أو مسكينا ذا متربة
Aw miskeenan tha matrabatin
Then he is of those who believe and charge one another to show patience, and charge one another to show compassion.
ثم كان من الذين آمنوا وتواصوا بالصبر وتواصوا بالمرحمة
Thumma kana mina allatheena amanoo watawasaw bialssabri watawasaw bialmarhamati
These are the people of the right hand.
أولئك أصحاب الميمنة
Olaika ashabu almaymanati
And (as for) those who disbelieve in our communications, they are the people of the left hand.
والذين كفروا بآياتنا هم أصحاب المشأمة
Waallatheena kafaroo biayatina hum ashabu almashamati
On them is fire closed over.
عليهم نار مؤصدة
AAalayhim narun musadatun