Al Balad
Chapter 90, 20 verses
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Shakir
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Pickthall
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Arabic, with marks
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Arabic
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Word by word
Shakir
Nay! I swear by this city.
Pickthall
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Nay, I swear by this city -
Arabic, with marks
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ لَا أُقْسِمُ بِهَٰذَا الْبَلَدِ
Arabic
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم لا أقسم بهذا البلد
Word by word
لَآ أُقْسِمُ بِهَٰذَا ٱلْبَلَدِ
Shakir
And you shall be made free from obligation in this city - -
Pickthall
And thou art an indweller of this city -
Arabic, with marks
وَأَنتَ حِلٌّ بِهَٰذَا الْبَلَدِ
Arabic
وأنت حل بهذا البلد
Word by word
وَأَنتَ حِلٌّۢ بِهَٰذَا ٱلْبَلَدِ
Shakir
And the begetter and whom he begot.
Pickthall
And the begetter and that which he begat,
Arabic, with marks
وَوَالِدٍ وَمَا وَلَدَ
Word by word
وَوَالِدٍ وَمَا وَلَدَ
Shakir
Certainly We have created man to be in distress.
Pickthall
We verily have created man in an atmosphere:
Arabic, with marks
لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا الْإِنسَانَ فِي كَبَدٍ
Arabic
لقد خلقنا الإنسان في كبد
Word by word
لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ فِى كَبَدٍ
Shakir
Does he think that no one has power over him?
Pickthall
Thinketh he that none hath power over him ?
Arabic, with marks
أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّن يَقْدِرَ عَلَيْهِ أَحَدٌ
Arabic
أيحسب أن لن يقدر عليه أحد
Word by word
أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّن يَقْدِرَ عَلَيْهِ أَحَدٌ
Shakir
He shall say: I have wasted much wealth.
Pickthall
And he saith: I have destroyed vast wealth:
Arabic, with marks
يَقُولُ أَهْلَكْتُ مَالًا لُّبَدًا
Arabic
يقول أهلكت مالا لبدا
Word by word
يَقُولُ أَهْلَكْتُ مَالًا لُّبَدًا
Shakir
Does he think that no one sees him?
Pickthall
Thinketh he that none beholdeth him ?
Arabic, with marks
أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّمْ يَرَهُ أَحَدٌ
Arabic
أيحسب أن لم يره أحد
Word by word
أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّمْ يَرَهُۥٓ أَحَدٌ
Shakir
Have We not given him two eyes,
Pickthall
Did We not assign unto him two eyes
Arabic, with marks
أَلَمْ نَجْعَل لَّهُ عَيْنَيْنِ
Arabic
ألم نجعل له عينين
Word by word
أَلَمْ نَجْعَل لَّهُۥ عَيْنَيْنِ
Shakir
And a tongue and two lips,
Pickthall
And a tongue and two lips,
Arabic, with marks
وَلِسَانًا وَشَفَتَيْنِ
Word by word
وَلِسَانًا وَشَفَتَيْنِ
Shakir
And pointed out to him the two conspicuous ways?
Pickthall
And guide him to the parting of the mountain ways ?
Arabic, with marks
وَهَدَيْنَاهُ النَّجْدَيْنِ
Arabic
وهديناه النجدين
Word by word
وَهَدَيْنَٰهُ ٱلنَّجْدَيْنِ
Shakir
But he would not attempt the uphill road,
Pickthall
But he hath not attempted the Ascent -
Arabic, with marks
فَلَا اقْتَحَمَ الْعَقَبَةَ
Arabic
فلا اقتحم العقبة
Word by word
فَلَا ٱقْتَحَمَ ٱلْعَقَبَةَ
Shakir
And what will make you comprehend what the uphill road is?
Pickthall
Ah, what will convey unto thee what the Ascent is! -
Arabic, with marks
وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا الْعَقَبَةُ
Arabic
وما أدراك ما العقبة
Word by word
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْعَقَبَةُ
Shakir
(It is) the setting free of a slave,
Pickthall
(It is) to free a slave,
Arabic, with marks
فَكُّ رَقَبَةٍ
Word by word
فَكُّ رَقَبَةٍ
Shakir
Or the giving of food in a day of hunger
Pickthall
And to feed in the day of hunger.
Arabic, with marks
أَوْ إِطْعَامٌ فِي يَوْمٍ ذِي مَسْغَبَةٍ
Arabic
أو إطعام في يوم ذي مسغبة
Word by word
أَوْ إِطْعَٰمٌ فِى يَوْمٍ ذِى مَسْغَبَةٍ
Shakir
To an orphan, having relationship,
Pickthall
An orphan near of kin,
Arabic, with marks
يَتِيمًا ذَا مَقْرَبَةٍ
Word by word
يَتِيمًا ذَا مَقْرَبَةٍ
Shakir
Or to the poor man lying in the dust.
Pickthall
Or some poor wretch in misery,
Arabic, with marks
أَوْ مِسْكِينًا ذَا مَتْرَبَةٍ
Arabic
أو مسكينا ذا متربة
Word by word
أَوْ مِسْكِينًا ذَا مَتْرَبَةٍ
Shakir
Then he is of those who believe and charge one another to show patience, and charge one another to show compassion.
Pickthall
And to be of those who believe and exhort one another to perseverance and exhort one another to pity.
Arabic, with marks
ثُمَّ كَانَ مِنَ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالصَّبْرِ وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالْمَرْحَمَةِ
Arabic
ثم كان من الذين آمنوا وتواصوا بالصبر وتواصوا بالمرحمة
Word by word
ثُمَّ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِٱلصَّبْرِ وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِٱلْمَرْحَمَةِ
Shakir
These are the people of the right hand.
Pickthall
Their place will be on the right hand.
Arabic, with marks
أُولَٰئِكَ أَصْحَابُ الْمَيْمَنَةِ
Arabic
أولئك أصحاب الميمنة
Word by word
أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْمَيْمَنَةِ
Shakir
And (as for) those who disbelieve in our communications, they are the people of the left hand.
Pickthall
But those who disbelieve Our revelations, their place will be on the left hand.
Arabic, with marks
وَالَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا بِآيَاتِنَا هُمْ أَصْحَابُ الْمَشْأَمَةِ
Arabic
والذين كفروا بآياتنا هم أصحاب المشأمة
Word by word
وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا هُمْ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْمَشْـَٔمَةِ
Shakir
On them is fire closed over.
Pickthall
Fire will be an awning over them.
Arabic, with marks
عَلَيْهِمْ نَارٌ مُّؤْصَدَةٌ
Arabic
عليهم نار مؤصدة
Word by word
عَلَيْهِمْ نَارٌ مُّؤْصَدَةٌۢ