Al Balad
Chapter 90, 20 verses
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Transliteration
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Arabic, with marks
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Shakir
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Pickthall
Transliteration
La oqsimu bihatha albaladi
Arabic, with marks
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ لَا أُقْسِمُ بِهَٰذَا الْبَلَدِ
Shakir
Nay! I swear by this city.
Pickthall
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Nay, I swear by this city -
Transliteration
Waanta hillun bihatha albaladi
Arabic, with marks
وَأَنتَ حِلٌّ بِهَٰذَا الْبَلَدِ
Shakir
And you shall be made free from obligation in this city - -
Pickthall
And thou art an indweller of this city -
Transliteration
Wawalidin wama walada
Arabic, with marks
وَوَالِدٍ وَمَا وَلَدَ
Shakir
And the begetter and whom he begot.
Pickthall
And the begetter and that which he begat,
Transliteration
Laqad khalaqna alinsana fee kabadin
Arabic, with marks
لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا الْإِنسَانَ فِي كَبَدٍ
Shakir
Certainly We have created man to be in distress.
Pickthall
We verily have created man in an atmosphere:
Transliteration
Ayahsabu an lan yaqdira AAalayhi ahadun
Arabic, with marks
أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّن يَقْدِرَ عَلَيْهِ أَحَدٌ
Shakir
Does he think that no one has power over him?
Pickthall
Thinketh he that none hath power over him ?
Transliteration
Yaqoolu ahlaktu malan lubadan
Arabic, with marks
يَقُولُ أَهْلَكْتُ مَالًا لُّبَدًا
Shakir
He shall say: I have wasted much wealth.
Pickthall
And he saith: I have destroyed vast wealth:
Transliteration
Ayahsabu an lam yarahu ahadun
Arabic, with marks
أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّمْ يَرَهُ أَحَدٌ
Shakir
Does he think that no one sees him?
Pickthall
Thinketh he that none beholdeth him ?
Transliteration
Alam najAAal lahu AAaynayni
Arabic, with marks
أَلَمْ نَجْعَل لَّهُ عَيْنَيْنِ
Shakir
Have We not given him two eyes,
Pickthall
Did We not assign unto him two eyes
Transliteration
Walisanan washafatayni
Arabic, with marks
وَلِسَانًا وَشَفَتَيْنِ
Shakir
And a tongue and two lips,
Pickthall
And a tongue and two lips,
Transliteration
Wahadaynahu alnnajdayni
Arabic, with marks
وَهَدَيْنَاهُ النَّجْدَيْنِ
Shakir
And pointed out to him the two conspicuous ways?
Pickthall
And guide him to the parting of the mountain ways ?
Transliteration
Fala iqtahama alAAaqabata
Arabic, with marks
فَلَا اقْتَحَمَ الْعَقَبَةَ
Shakir
But he would not attempt the uphill road,
Pickthall
But he hath not attempted the Ascent -
Transliteration
Wama adraka ma alAAaqabatu
Arabic, with marks
وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا الْعَقَبَةُ
Shakir
And what will make you comprehend what the uphill road is?
Pickthall
Ah, what will convey unto thee what the Ascent is! -
Transliteration
Fakku raqabatin
Arabic, with marks
فَكُّ رَقَبَةٍ
Shakir
(It is) the setting free of a slave,
Pickthall
(It is) to free a slave,
Transliteration
Aw itAAamun fee yawmin thee masghabatin
Arabic, with marks
أَوْ إِطْعَامٌ فِي يَوْمٍ ذِي مَسْغَبَةٍ
Shakir
Or the giving of food in a day of hunger
Pickthall
And to feed in the day of hunger.
Transliteration
Yateeman tha maqrabatin
Arabic, with marks
يَتِيمًا ذَا مَقْرَبَةٍ
Shakir
To an orphan, having relationship,
Pickthall
An orphan near of kin,
Transliteration
Aw miskeenan tha matrabatin
Arabic, with marks
أَوْ مِسْكِينًا ذَا مَتْرَبَةٍ
Shakir
Or to the poor man lying in the dust.
Pickthall
Or some poor wretch in misery,
Transliteration
Thumma kana mina allatheena amanoo watawasaw bialssabri watawasaw bialmarhamati
Arabic, with marks
ثُمَّ كَانَ مِنَ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالصَّبْرِ وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالْمَرْحَمَةِ
Shakir
Then he is of those who believe and charge one another to show patience, and charge one another to show compassion.
Pickthall
And to be of those who believe and exhort one another to perseverance and exhort one another to pity.
Transliteration
Olaika ashabu almaymanati
Arabic, with marks
أُولَٰئِكَ أَصْحَابُ الْمَيْمَنَةِ
Shakir
These are the people of the right hand.
Pickthall
Their place will be on the right hand.
Transliteration
Waallatheena kafaroo biayatina hum ashabu almashamati
Arabic, with marks
وَالَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا بِآيَاتِنَا هُمْ أَصْحَابُ الْمَشْأَمَةِ
Shakir
And (as for) those who disbelieve in our communications, they are the people of the left hand.
Pickthall
But those who disbelieve Our revelations, their place will be on the left hand.
Transliteration
AAalayhim narun musadatun
Arabic, with marks
عَلَيْهِمْ نَارٌ مُّؤْصَدَةٌ
Shakir
On them is fire closed over.
Pickthall
Fire will be an awning over them.