Chapter 90, 20 verses
La oqsimu bihatha albaladi
I swear by this city, Makkah -
Nay! I swear by this city.
لَآ أُقْسِمُ بِهَٰذَا ٱلْبَلَدِ
Waanta hillun bihatha albaladi
And you, [O Muhammad], are free of restriction in this city -
And you shall be made free from obligation in this city - -
وَأَنتَ حِلٌّۢ بِهَٰذَا ٱلْبَلَدِ
Wawalidin wama walada
And [by] the father and that which was born [of him],
And the begetter and whom he begot.
وَوَالِدٍ وَمَا وَلَدَ
Laqad khalaqna alinsana fee kabadin
We have certainly created man into hardship.
Certainly We have created man to be in distress.
لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ فِى كَبَدٍ
Ayahsabu an lan yaqdira AAalayhi ahadun
Does he think that never will anyone overcome him?
Does he think that no one has power over him?
أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّن يَقْدِرَ عَلَيْهِ أَحَدٌ
Yaqoolu ahlaktu malan lubadan
He says, "I have spent wealth in abundance."
He shall say: I have wasted much wealth.
يَقُولُ أَهْلَكْتُ مَالًا لُّبَدًا
Ayahsabu an lam yarahu ahadun
Does he think that no one has seen him?
Does he think that no one sees him?
أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّمْ يَرَهُۥٓ أَحَدٌ
Alam najAAal lahu AAaynayni
Have We not made for him two eyes?
Have We not given him two eyes,
أَلَمْ نَجْعَل لَّهُۥ عَيْنَيْنِ
Walisanan washafatayni
And a tongue and two lips?
And a tongue and two lips,
وَلِسَانًا وَشَفَتَيْنِ
Wahadaynahu alnnajdayni
And have shown him the two ways?
And pointed out to him the two conspicuous ways?
وَهَدَيْنَٰهُ ٱلنَّجْدَيْنِ
Fala iqtahama alAAaqabata
But he has not broken through the difficult pass.
But he would not attempt the uphill road,
فَلَا ٱقْتَحَمَ ٱلْعَقَبَةَ
Wama adraka ma alAAaqabatu
And what can make you know what is [breaking through] the difficult pass?
And what will make you comprehend what the uphill road is?
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْعَقَبَةُ
Fakku raqabatin
It is the freeing of a slave
(It is) the setting free of a slave,
فَكُّ رَقَبَةٍ
Aw itAAamun fee yawmin thee masghabatin
Or feeding on a day of severe hunger
Or the giving of food in a day of hunger
أَوْ إِطْعَٰمٌ فِى يَوْمٍ ذِى مَسْغَبَةٍ
Yateeman tha maqrabatin
An orphan of near relationship
To an orphan, having relationship,
يَتِيمًا ذَا مَقْرَبَةٍ
Aw miskeenan tha matrabatin
Or a needy person in misery
Or to the poor man lying in the dust.
أَوْ مِسْكِينًا ذَا مَتْرَبَةٍ
Thumma kana mina allatheena amanoo watawasaw bialssabri watawasaw bialmarhamati
And then being among those who believed and advised one another to patience and advised one another to compassion.
Then he is of those who believe and charge one another to show patience, and charge one another to show compassion.
ثُمَّ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِٱلصَّبْرِ وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِٱلْمَرْحَمَةِ
Olaika ashabu almaymanati
Those are the companions of the right.
These are the people of the right hand.
أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْمَيْمَنَةِ
Waallatheena kafaroo biayatina hum ashabu almashamati
But they who disbelieved in Our signs - those are the companions of the left.
And (as for) those who disbelieve in our communications, they are the people of the left hand.
وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا هُمْ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْمَشْـَٔمَةِ
AAalayhim narun musadatun
Over them will be fire closed in.
On them is fire closed over.
عَلَيْهِمْ نَارٌ مُّؤْصَدَةٌۢ