Al Balad

1 La oqsimu bihatha albaladi

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

1 I swear by this city, Makkah -

2 Waanta hillun bihatha albaladi

2 And thou art an indweller of this city -

2 And you, [O Muhammad], are free of restriction in this city -

3 Wawalidin wama walada

3 And the begetter and that which he begat,

3 And [by] the father and that which was born [of him],

4 Laqad khalaqna alinsana fee kabadin

4 We verily have created man in an atmosphere:

4 We have certainly created man into hardship.

5 Ayahsabu an lan yaqdira AAalayhi ahadun

5 Thinketh he that none hath power over him ?

5 Does he think that never will anyone overcome him?

6 Yaqoolu ahlaktu malan lubadan

6 And he saith: I have destroyed vast wealth:

6 He says, "I have spent wealth in abundance."

7 Ayahsabu an lam yarahu ahadun

7 Thinketh he that none beholdeth him ?

7 Does he think that no one has seen 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 have shown him the two ways?

11 Fala iqtahama alAAaqabata

11 But he hath not attempted the Ascent -

11 But he has not broken through the difficult pass.

12 Wama adraka ma alAAaqabatu

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

12 And what can make you know what is [breaking through] the difficult pass?

13 Fakku raqabatin

13 (It is) to free a slave,

13 It is the freeing of a slave

14 Aw itAAamun fee yawmin thee masghabatin

14 And to feed in the day of hunger.

14 Or feeding on a day of severe hunger

15 Yateeman tha maqrabatin

15 An orphan near of kin,

15 An orphan of near relationship

16 Aw miskeenan tha matrabatin

16 Or some poor wretch in misery,

16 Or a needy person in 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 And then being among those who believed and advised one another to patience and advised one another to compassion.

18 Olaika ashabu almaymanati

18 Their place will be on the right hand.

18 Those are the companions of the right.

19 Waallatheena kafaroo biayatina hum ashabu almashamati

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

19 But they who disbelieved in Our signs - those are the companions of the left.

20 AAalayhim narun musadatun

20 Fire will be an awning over them.

20 Over them will be fire closed in.