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