Al Balad

1 La oqsimu bihatha albaladi

1 In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Nay, I swear by this city -

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

2 Waanta hillun bihatha albaladi

2 And thou art an indweller of this city -

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

3 Wawalidin wama walada

3 And the begetter and that which he begat,

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

4 Laqad khalaqna alinsana fee kabadin

4 We verily have created man in an atmosphere:

4 Verily, We have created man in toil.

5 Ayahsabu an lan yaqdira AAalayhi ahadun

5 Thinketh he that none hath power over him ?

5 Does he think that none can overcome him?

6 Yaqoolu ahlaktu malan lubadan

6 And he saith: I have destroyed vast wealth:

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

7 Ayahsabu an lam yarahu ahadun

7 Thinketh he that none beholdeth him ?

7 Does he think that none sees him?

8 Alam najAAal lahu AAaynayni

8 Did We not assign unto him two eyes

8 Have We not made for him two eyes,

9 Walisanan washafatayni

9 And a tongue and two lips,

9 And a tongue and two lips?

10 Wahadaynahu alnnajdayni

10 And guide him to the parting of the mountain ways ?

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

11 Fala iqtahama alAAaqabata

11 But he hath not attempted the Ascent -

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

12 Wama adraka ma alAAaqabatu

12 Ah, what will convey unto thee what the Ascent is! -

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

13 Fakku raqabatin

13 (It is) to free a slave,

13 (It is) freeing a neck (slave)

14 Aw itAAamun fee yawmin thee masghabatin

14 And to feed in the day of hunger.

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

15 Yateeman tha maqrabatin

15 An orphan near of kin,

15 To an orphan near of kin.

16 Aw miskeenan tha matrabatin

16 Or some poor wretch in misery,

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

17 Thumma kana mina allatheena amanoo watawasaw bialssabri watawasaw bialmarhamati

17 And to be of those who believe and exhort one another to perseverance and exhort one another to pity.

17 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.

18 Olaika ashabu almaymanati

18 Their place will be on the right hand.

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

19 Waallatheena kafaroo biayatina hum ashabu almashamati

19 But those who disbelieve Our revelations, their place will be on the left hand.

19 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).

20 AAalayhim narun musadatun

20 Fire will be an awning over them.

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