Chapter 90, 20 verses
La oqsimu bihatha albaladi
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ لَا أُقْسِمُ بِهَٰذَا الْبَلَدِ
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Nay, I swear by this city -
Waanta hillun bihatha albaladi
وَأَنتَ حِلٌّ بِهَٰذَا الْبَلَدِ
And thou art an indweller of this city -
Wawalidin wama walada
وَوَالِدٍ وَمَا وَلَدَ
And the begetter and that which he begat,
Laqad khalaqna alinsana fee kabadin
لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا الْإِنسَانَ فِي كَبَدٍ
We verily have created man in an atmosphere:
Ayahsabu an lan yaqdira AAalayhi ahadun
أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّن يَقْدِرَ عَلَيْهِ أَحَدٌ
Thinketh he that none hath power over him ?
Yaqoolu ahlaktu malan lubadan
يَقُولُ أَهْلَكْتُ مَالًا لُّبَدًا
And he saith: I have destroyed vast wealth:
Ayahsabu an lam yarahu ahadun
أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّمْ يَرَهُ أَحَدٌ
Thinketh he that none beholdeth him ?
Alam najAAal lahu AAaynayni
أَلَمْ نَجْعَل لَّهُ عَيْنَيْنِ
Did We not assign unto him two eyes
Walisanan washafatayni
وَلِسَانًا وَشَفَتَيْنِ
And a tongue and two lips,
Wahadaynahu alnnajdayni
وَهَدَيْنَاهُ النَّجْدَيْنِ
And guide him to the parting of the mountain ways ?
Fala iqtahama alAAaqabata
فَلَا اقْتَحَمَ الْعَقَبَةَ
But he hath not attempted the Ascent -
Wama adraka ma alAAaqabatu
وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا الْعَقَبَةُ
Ah, what will convey unto thee what the Ascent is! -
Fakku raqabatin
فَكُّ رَقَبَةٍ
(It is) to free a slave,
Aw itAAamun fee yawmin thee masghabatin
أَوْ إِطْعَامٌ فِي يَوْمٍ ذِي مَسْغَبَةٍ
And to feed in the day of hunger.
Yateeman tha maqrabatin
يَتِيمًا ذَا مَقْرَبَةٍ
An orphan near of kin,
Aw miskeenan tha matrabatin
أَوْ مِسْكِينًا ذَا مَتْرَبَةٍ
Or some poor wretch in misery,
Thumma kana mina allatheena amanoo watawasaw bialssabri watawasaw bialmarhamati
ثُمَّ كَانَ مِنَ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالصَّبْرِ وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالْمَرْحَمَةِ
And to be of those who believe and exhort one another to perseverance and exhort one another to pity.
Olaika ashabu almaymanati
أُولَٰئِكَ أَصْحَابُ الْمَيْمَنَةِ
Their place will be on the right hand.
Waallatheena kafaroo biayatina hum ashabu almashamati
وَالَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا بِآيَاتِنَا هُمْ أَصْحَابُ الْمَشْأَمَةِ
But those who disbelieve Our revelations, their place will be on the left hand.
AAalayhim narun musadatun
عَلَيْهِمْ نَارٌ مُّؤْصَدَةٌ
Fire will be an awning over them.