Kitab

Al Balad

Chapter 90, 20 verses

  • Shakir
  • Arabic, with marks
  • Arabic
  • Pickthall
Shakir

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

Pickthall

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Nay, I swear by this city -

Shakir

And you shall be made free from obligation in this city - -

Arabic, with marks

وَأَنتَ حِلٌّ بِهَٰذَا الْبَلَدِ

Arabic

وأنت حل بهذا البلد

Pickthall

And thou art an indweller of this city -

Shakir

And the begetter and whom he begot.

Arabic, with marks

وَوَالِدٍ وَمَا وَلَدَ

Arabic

ووالد وما ولد

Pickthall

And the begetter and that which he begat,

Shakir

Certainly We have created man to be in distress.

Arabic, with marks

لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا الْإِنسَانَ فِي كَبَدٍ

Arabic

لقد خلقنا الإنسان في كبد

Pickthall

We verily have created man in an atmosphere:

Shakir

Does he think that no one has power over him?

Arabic, with marks

أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّن يَقْدِرَ عَلَيْهِ أَحَدٌ

Arabic

أيحسب أن لن يقدر عليه أحد

Pickthall

Thinketh he that none hath power over him ?

Shakir

He shall say: I have wasted much wealth.

Arabic, with marks

يَقُولُ أَهْلَكْتُ مَالًا لُّبَدًا

Arabic

يقول أهلكت مالا لبدا

Pickthall

And he saith: I have destroyed vast wealth:

Shakir

Does he think that no one sees him?

Arabic, with marks

أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّمْ يَرَهُ أَحَدٌ

Arabic

أيحسب أن لم يره أحد

Pickthall

Thinketh he that none beholdeth him ?

Shakir

Have We not given him two eyes,

Arabic, with marks

أَلَمْ نَجْعَل لَّهُ عَيْنَيْنِ

Arabic

ألم نجعل له عينين

Pickthall

Did We not assign unto him two eyes

Shakir

And a tongue and two lips,

Arabic, with marks

وَلِسَانًا وَشَفَتَيْنِ

Arabic

ولسانا وشفتين

Pickthall

And a tongue and two lips,

Shakir

And pointed out to him the two conspicuous ways?

Arabic, with marks

وَهَدَيْنَاهُ النَّجْدَيْنِ

Arabic

وهديناه النجدين

Pickthall

And guide him to the parting of the mountain ways ?

Shakir

But he would not attempt the uphill road,

Arabic, with marks

فَلَا اقْتَحَمَ الْعَقَبَةَ

Arabic

فلا اقتحم العقبة

Pickthall

But he hath not attempted the Ascent -

Shakir

And what will make you comprehend what the uphill road is?

Arabic, with marks

وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا الْعَقَبَةُ

Arabic

وما أدراك ما العقبة

Pickthall

Ah, what will convey unto thee what the Ascent is! -

Shakir

(It is) the setting free of a slave,

Arabic, with marks

فَكُّ رَقَبَةٍ

Arabic

فك رقبة

Pickthall

(It is) to free a slave,

Shakir

Or the giving of food in a day of hunger

Arabic, with marks

أَوْ إِطْعَامٌ فِي يَوْمٍ ذِي مَسْغَبَةٍ

Arabic

أو إطعام في يوم ذي مسغبة

Pickthall

And to feed in the day of hunger.

Shakir

To an orphan, having relationship,

Arabic, with marks

يَتِيمًا ذَا مَقْرَبَةٍ

Arabic

يتيما ذا مقربة

Pickthall

An orphan near of kin,

Shakir

Or to the poor man lying in the dust.

Arabic, with marks

أَوْ مِسْكِينًا ذَا مَتْرَبَةٍ

Arabic

أو مسكينا ذا متربة

Pickthall

Or some poor wretch in misery,

Shakir

Then he is of those who believe and charge one another to show patience, and charge one another to show compassion.

Arabic, with marks

ثُمَّ كَانَ مِنَ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالصَّبْرِ وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالْمَرْحَمَةِ

Arabic

ثم كان من الذين آمنوا وتواصوا بالصبر وتواصوا بالمرحمة

Pickthall

And to be of those who believe and exhort one another to perseverance and exhort one another to pity.

Shakir

These are the people of the right hand.

Arabic, with marks

أُولَٰئِكَ أَصْحَابُ الْمَيْمَنَةِ

Arabic

أولئك أصحاب الميمنة

Pickthall

Their place will be on the right hand.

Shakir

And (as for) those who disbelieve in our communications, they are the people of the left hand.

Arabic, with marks

وَالَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا بِآيَاتِنَا هُمْ أَصْحَابُ الْمَشْأَمَةِ

Arabic

والذين كفروا بآياتنا هم أصحاب المشأمة

Pickthall

But those who disbelieve Our revelations, their place will be on the left hand.

Shakir

On them is fire closed over.

Arabic, with marks

عَلَيْهِمْ نَارٌ مُّؤْصَدَةٌ

Arabic

عليهم نار مؤصدة

Pickthall

Fire will be an awning over them.

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