Chapter 90, 20 verses
La oqsimu bihatha albaladi
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ لَا أُقْسِمُ بِهَٰذَا الْبَلَدِ
I swear by this city, Makkah -
لَآ أُقْسِمُ بِهَٰذَا ٱلْبَلَدِ
Waanta hillun bihatha albaladi
وَأَنتَ حِلٌّ بِهَٰذَا الْبَلَدِ
And you, [O Muhammad], are free of restriction in this city -
وَأَنتَ حِلٌّۢ بِهَٰذَا ٱلْبَلَدِ
Wawalidin wama walada
وَوَالِدٍ وَمَا وَلَدَ
And [by] the father and that which was born [of him],
وَوَالِدٍ وَمَا وَلَدَ
Laqad khalaqna alinsana fee kabadin
لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا الْإِنسَانَ فِي كَبَدٍ
We have certainly created man into hardship.
لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ فِى كَبَدٍ
Ayahsabu an lan yaqdira AAalayhi ahadun
أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّن يَقْدِرَ عَلَيْهِ أَحَدٌ
Does he think that never will anyone overcome him?
أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّن يَقْدِرَ عَلَيْهِ أَحَدٌ
Yaqoolu ahlaktu malan lubadan
يَقُولُ أَهْلَكْتُ مَالًا لُّبَدًا
He says, "I have spent wealth in abundance."
يَقُولُ أَهْلَكْتُ مَالًا لُّبَدًا
Ayahsabu an lam yarahu ahadun
أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّمْ يَرَهُ أَحَدٌ
Does he think that no one has seen him?
أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّمْ يَرَهُۥٓ أَحَدٌ
Alam najAAal lahu AAaynayni
أَلَمْ نَجْعَل لَّهُ عَيْنَيْنِ
Have We not made for him two eyes?
أَلَمْ نَجْعَل لَّهُۥ عَيْنَيْنِ
Walisanan washafatayni
وَلِسَانًا وَشَفَتَيْنِ
And a tongue and two lips?
وَلِسَانًا وَشَفَتَيْنِ
Wahadaynahu alnnajdayni
وَهَدَيْنَاهُ النَّجْدَيْنِ
And have shown him the two ways?
وَهَدَيْنَٰهُ ٱلنَّجْدَيْنِ
Fala iqtahama alAAaqabata
فَلَا اقْتَحَمَ الْعَقَبَةَ
But he has not broken through the difficult pass.
فَلَا ٱقْتَحَمَ ٱلْعَقَبَةَ
Wama adraka ma alAAaqabatu
وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا الْعَقَبَةُ
And what can make you know what is [breaking through] the difficult pass?
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْعَقَبَةُ
Fakku raqabatin
فَكُّ رَقَبَةٍ
It is the freeing of a slave
فَكُّ رَقَبَةٍ
Aw itAAamun fee yawmin thee masghabatin
أَوْ إِطْعَامٌ فِي يَوْمٍ ذِي مَسْغَبَةٍ
Or feeding on a day of severe hunger
أَوْ إِطْعَٰمٌ فِى يَوْمٍ ذِى مَسْغَبَةٍ
Yateeman tha maqrabatin
يَتِيمًا ذَا مَقْرَبَةٍ
An orphan of near relationship
يَتِيمًا ذَا مَقْرَبَةٍ
Aw miskeenan tha matrabatin
أَوْ مِسْكِينًا ذَا مَتْرَبَةٍ
Or a needy person in misery
أَوْ مِسْكِينًا ذَا مَتْرَبَةٍ
Thumma kana mina allatheena amanoo watawasaw bialssabri watawasaw bialmarhamati
ثُمَّ كَانَ مِنَ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالصَّبْرِ وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالْمَرْحَمَةِ
And then being among those who believed and advised one another to patience and advised one another to compassion.
ثُمَّ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِٱلصَّبْرِ وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِٱلْمَرْحَمَةِ
Olaika ashabu almaymanati
أُولَٰئِكَ أَصْحَابُ الْمَيْمَنَةِ
Those are the companions of the right.
أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْمَيْمَنَةِ
Waallatheena kafaroo biayatina hum ashabu almashamati
وَالَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا بِآيَاتِنَا هُمْ أَصْحَابُ الْمَشْأَمَةِ
But they who disbelieved in Our signs - those are the companions of the left.
وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا هُمْ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْمَشْـَٔمَةِ
AAalayhim narun musadatun
عَلَيْهِمْ نَارٌ مُّؤْصَدَةٌ
Over them will be fire closed in.
عَلَيْهِمْ نَارٌ مُّؤْصَدَةٌۢ