Al Balad, Al-Quran English Tran. Shakir

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. I swear by this city (Makkah);

Word by word

لَآ أُقْسِمُ بِهَٰذَا ٱلْبَلَدِ

Shakir

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

Arabic, with marks

وَأَنتَ حِلٌّ بِهَٰذَا الْبَلَدِ

Arabic

وأنت حل بهذا البلد

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

And you are free (from sin, and to punish the enemies of Islam on the Day of the conquest) in this city (Makkah).

Word by word

وَأَنتَ حِلٌّۢ بِهَٰذَا ٱلْبَلَدِ

Shakir

And the begetter and whom he begot.

Arabic, with marks

وَوَالِدٍ وَمَا وَلَدَ

Arabic

ووالد وما ولد

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

And by the begetter (i.e. Adam عليه السلام) and that which he begot (i.e. his progeny).

Word by word

وَوَالِدٍ وَمَا وَلَدَ

Shakir

Certainly We have created man to be in distress.

Arabic, with marks

لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا الْإِنسَانَ فِي كَبَدٍ

Arabic

لقد خلقنا الإنسان في كبد

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

Verily, We have created man in toil.

Word by word

لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ فِى كَبَدٍ

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

Does he think that none can overcome him?

Word by word

أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّن يَقْدِرَ عَلَيْهِ أَحَدٌ

Shakir

He shall say: I have wasted much wealth.

Arabic, with marks

يَقُولُ أَهْلَكْتُ مَالًا لُّبَدًا

Arabic

يقول أهلكت مالا لبدا

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

He says (boastfully): "I have wasted wealth in abundance!"

Word by word

يَقُولُ أَهْلَكْتُ مَالًا لُّبَدًا

Shakir

Does he think that no one sees him?

Arabic, with marks

أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّمْ يَرَهُ أَحَدٌ

Arabic

أيحسب أن لم يره أحد

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

Does he think that none sees him?

Word by word

أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّمْ يَرَهُۥٓ أَحَدٌ

Shakir

Have We not given him two eyes,

Arabic, with marks

أَلَمْ نَجْعَل لَّهُ عَيْنَيْنِ

Arabic

ألم نجعل له عينين

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

Have We not made for him two eyes,

Word by word

أَلَمْ نَجْعَل لَّهُۥ عَيْنَيْنِ

Shakir

And a tongue and two lips,

Arabic, with marks

وَلِسَانًا وَشَفَتَيْنِ

Arabic

ولسانا وشفتين

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

And a tongue and two lips?

Word by word

وَلِسَانًا وَشَفَتَيْنِ

Shakir

And pointed out to him the two conspicuous ways?

Arabic, with marks

وَهَدَيْنَاهُ النَّجْدَيْنِ

Arabic

وهديناه النجدين

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

And shown him the two ways (good and evil)?

Word by word

وَهَدَيْنَٰهُ ٱلنَّجْدَيْنِ

Shakir

But he would not attempt the uphill road,

Arabic, with marks

فَلَا اقْتَحَمَ الْعَقَبَةَ

Arabic

فلا اقتحم العقبة

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

But he has not attempted to pass on the path that is steep (i.e. the path which will lead to goodness and success).

Word by word

فَلَا ٱقْتَحَمَ ٱلْعَقَبَةَ

Shakir

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

Arabic, with marks

وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا الْعَقَبَةُ

Arabic

وما أدراك ما العقبة

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

And what will make you know the path that is steep?

Word by word

وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْعَقَبَةُ

Shakir

(It is) the setting free of a slave,

Arabic, with marks

فَكُّ رَقَبَةٍ

Arabic

فك رقبة

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

(It is) freeing a neck (slave)

Word by word

فَكُّ رَقَبَةٍ

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

Or giving food in a day of hunger (famine),

Word by word

أَوْ إِطْعَٰمٌ فِى يَوْمٍ ذِى مَسْغَبَةٍ

Shakir

To an orphan, having relationship,

Arabic, with marks

يَتِيمًا ذَا مَقْرَبَةٍ

Arabic

يتيما ذا مقربة

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

To an orphan near of kin.

Word by word

يَتِيمًا ذَا مَقْرَبَةٍ

Shakir

Or to the poor man lying in the dust.

Arabic, with marks

أَوْ مِسْكِينًا ذَا مَتْرَبَةٍ

Arabic

أو مسكينا ذا متربة

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

Or to a Miskin (poor) cleaving to dust (out of misery).

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.

Arabic, with marks

ثُمَّ كَانَ مِنَ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالصَّبْرِ وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالْمَرْحَمَةِ

Arabic

ثم كان من الذين آمنوا وتواصوا بالصبر وتواصوا بالمرحمة

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

Then he became one of those who believed (in the Islamic Monotheism) and recommended one another to perseverance and patience, and (also) recommended one another to pity and compassion.

Word by word

ثُمَّ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِٱلصَّبْرِ وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِٱلْمَرْحَمَةِ

Shakir

These are the people of the right hand.

Arabic, with marks

أُولَٰئِكَ أَصْحَابُ الْمَيْمَنَةِ

Arabic

أولئك أصحاب الميمنة

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

They are those on the Right Hand (i.e. the dwellers of Paradise),

Word by word

أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْمَيْمَنَةِ

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

But those who disbelieved in Our Ayat (proofs, evidence, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.), they are those on the Left Hand (the dwellers of Hell).

Word by word

وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا هُمْ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْمَشْـَٔمَةِ

Shakir

On them is fire closed over.

Arabic, with marks

عَلَيْهِمْ نَارٌ مُّؤْصَدَةٌ

Arabic

عليهم نار مؤصدة

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

The Fire will be shut over them (i.e. they will be enveloped by the Fire without any opening or window or outlet.

Word by word

عَلَيْهِمْ نَارٌ مُّؤْصَدَةٌۢ

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