Chapter 90, 20 verses
Nay! I swear by this city.
La oqsimu bihatha albaladi
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ لَا أُقْسِمُ بِهَٰذَا الْبَلَدِ
I do call to witness this City; -
And you shall be made free from obligation in this city - -
Waanta hillun bihatha albaladi
وَأَنتَ حِلٌّ بِهَٰذَا الْبَلَدِ
And thou art a freeman of this City; -
And the begetter and whom he begot.
Wawalidin wama walada
وَوَالِدٍ وَمَا وَلَدَ
And (the mystic ties of) parent and child; -
Certainly We have created man to be in distress.
Laqad khalaqna alinsana fee kabadin
لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا الْإِنسَانَ فِي كَبَدٍ
Verily We have created man into toil and struggle.
Does he think that no one has power over him?
Ayahsabu an lan yaqdira AAalayhi ahadun
أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّن يَقْدِرَ عَلَيْهِ أَحَدٌ
Thinketh he, that none hath power over him?
He shall say: I have wasted much wealth.
Yaqoolu ahlaktu malan lubadan
يَقُولُ أَهْلَكْتُ مَالًا لُّبَدًا
He may say (boastfully); Wealth have I squandered in abundance!
Does he think that no one sees him?
Ayahsabu an lam yarahu ahadun
أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّمْ يَرَهُ أَحَدٌ
Thinketh he that none beholdeth him?
Have We not given him two eyes,
Alam najAAal lahu AAaynayni
أَلَمْ نَجْعَل لَّهُ عَيْنَيْنِ
Have We not made for him a pair of eyes? -
And a tongue and two lips,
Walisanan washafatayni
وَلِسَانًا وَشَفَتَيْنِ
And a tongue, and a pair of lips? -
And pointed out to him the two conspicuous ways?
Wahadaynahu alnnajdayni
وَهَدَيْنَاهُ النَّجْدَيْنِ
And shown him the two highways?
But he would not attempt the uphill road,
Fala iqtahama alAAaqabata
فَلَا اقْتَحَمَ الْعَقَبَةَ
But he hath made no haste on the path that is steep.
And what will make you comprehend what the uphill road is?
Wama adraka ma alAAaqabatu
وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا الْعَقَبَةُ
And what will explain to thee the path that is steep? -
(It is) the setting free of a slave,
Fakku raqabatin
فَكُّ رَقَبَةٍ
(It is:) freeing the bondman;
Or the giving of food in a day of hunger
Aw itAAamun fee yawmin thee masghabatin
أَوْ إِطْعَامٌ فِي يَوْمٍ ذِي مَسْغَبَةٍ
Or the giving of food in a day of privation
To an orphan, having relationship,
Yateeman tha maqrabatin
يَتِيمًا ذَا مَقْرَبَةٍ
To the orphan with claims of relationship,
Or to the poor man lying in the dust.
Aw miskeenan tha matrabatin
أَوْ مِسْكِينًا ذَا مَتْرَبَةٍ
Or to the indigent (down) in the dust.
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
ثُمَّ كَانَ مِنَ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالصَّبْرِ وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالْمَرْحَمَةِ
Then will he be of those who believe, and enjoin patience, (constancy, and self - restraint), and enjoin deeds of kindness and compassion.
These are the people of the right hand.
Olaika ashabu almaymanati
أُولَٰئِكَ أَصْحَابُ الْمَيْمَنَةِ
Such are the Companions of 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
وَالَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا بِآيَاتِنَا هُمْ أَصْحَابُ الْمَشْأَمَةِ
But those who reject Our Signs, they are the (unhappy) Companions of the Left Hand.
On them is fire closed over.
AAalayhim narun musadatun
عَلَيْهِمْ نَارٌ مُّؤْصَدَةٌ
On them will be Fire vaulted over (all round).