Chapter 90, 20 verses
Nay! I swear by this city.
La oqsimu bihatha albaladi
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم لا أقسم بهذا البلد
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Nay, I swear by this city -
And you shall be made free from obligation in this city - -
Waanta hillun bihatha albaladi
وأنت حل بهذا البلد
And thou art an indweller of this city -
And the begetter and whom he begot.
Wawalidin wama walada
ووالد وما ولد
And the begetter and that which he begat,
Certainly We have created man to be in distress.
Laqad khalaqna alinsana fee kabadin
لقد خلقنا الإنسان في كبد
We verily have created man in an atmosphere:
Does he think that no one has power over him?
Ayahsabu an lan yaqdira AAalayhi ahadun
أيحسب أن لن يقدر عليه أحد
Thinketh he that none hath power over him ?
He shall say: I have wasted much wealth.
Yaqoolu ahlaktu malan lubadan
يقول أهلكت مالا لبدا
And he saith: I have destroyed vast wealth:
Does he think that no one sees him?
Ayahsabu an lam yarahu ahadun
أيحسب أن لم يره أحد
Thinketh he that none beholdeth him ?
Have We not given him two eyes,
Alam najAAal lahu AAaynayni
ألم نجعل له عينين
Did We not assign unto him two eyes
And a tongue and two lips,
Walisanan washafatayni
ولسانا وشفتين
And a tongue and two lips,
And pointed out to him the two conspicuous ways?
Wahadaynahu alnnajdayni
وهديناه النجدين
And guide him to the parting of the mountain ways ?
But he would not attempt the uphill road,
Fala iqtahama alAAaqabata
فلا اقتحم العقبة
But he hath not attempted the Ascent -
And what will make you comprehend what the uphill road is?
Wama adraka ma alAAaqabatu
وما أدراك ما العقبة
Ah, what will convey unto thee what the Ascent is! -
(It is) the setting free of a slave,
Fakku raqabatin
فك رقبة
(It is) to free a slave,
Or the giving of food in a day of hunger
Aw itAAamun fee yawmin thee masghabatin
أو إطعام في يوم ذي مسغبة
And to feed in the day of hunger.
To an orphan, having relationship,
Yateeman tha maqrabatin
يتيما ذا مقربة
An orphan near of kin,
Or to the poor man lying in the dust.
Aw miskeenan tha matrabatin
أو مسكينا ذا متربة
Or some poor wretch in misery,
Then he is of those who believe and charge one another to show patience, and charge one another to show compassion.
Thumma kana mina allatheena amanoo watawasaw bialssabri watawasaw bialmarhamati
ثم كان من الذين آمنوا وتواصوا بالصبر وتواصوا بالمرحمة
And to be of those who believe and exhort one another to perseverance and exhort one another to pity.
These are the people of the right hand.
Olaika ashabu almaymanati
أولئك أصحاب الميمنة
Their place will be on the right hand.
And (as for) those who disbelieve in our communications, they are the people of the left hand.
Waallatheena kafaroo biayatina hum ashabu almashamati
والذين كفروا بآياتنا هم أصحاب المشأمة
But those who disbelieve Our revelations, their place will be on the left hand.
On them is fire closed over.
AAalayhim narun musadatun
عليهم نار مؤصدة
Fire will be an awning over them.