Chapter 90, 20 verses
La oqsimu bihatha albaladi
I swear by this city, Makkah -
I do call to witness this City; -
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Nay, I swear by this city -
Waanta hillun bihatha albaladi
And you, [O Muhammad], are free of restriction in this city -
And thou art a freeman of this City; -
And thou art an indweller of this city -
Wawalidin wama walada
And [by] the father and that which was born [of him],
And (the mystic ties of) parent and child; -
And the begetter and that which he begat,
Laqad khalaqna alinsana fee kabadin
We have certainly created man into hardship.
Verily We have created man into toil and struggle.
We verily have created man in an atmosphere:
Ayahsabu an lan yaqdira AAalayhi ahadun
Does he think that never will anyone overcome him?
Thinketh he, that none hath power over him?
Thinketh he that none hath power over him ?
Yaqoolu ahlaktu malan lubadan
He says, "I have spent wealth in abundance."
He may say (boastfully); Wealth have I squandered in abundance!
And he saith: I have destroyed vast wealth:
Ayahsabu an lam yarahu ahadun
Does he think that no one has seen him?
Thinketh he that none beholdeth him?
Thinketh he that none beholdeth him ?
Alam najAAal lahu AAaynayni
Have We not made for him two eyes?
Have We not made for him a pair of eyes? -
Did We not assign unto him two eyes
Walisanan washafatayni
And a tongue and two lips?
And a tongue, and a pair of lips? -
And a tongue and two lips,
Wahadaynahu alnnajdayni
And have shown him the two ways?
And shown him the two highways?
And guide him to the parting of the mountain ways ?
Fala iqtahama alAAaqabata
But he has not broken through the difficult pass.
But he hath made no haste on the path that is steep.
But he hath not attempted the Ascent -
Wama adraka ma alAAaqabatu
And what can make you know what is [breaking through] the difficult pass?
And what will explain to thee the path that is steep? -
Ah, what will convey unto thee what the Ascent is! -
Fakku raqabatin
It is the freeing of a slave
(It is:) freeing the bondman;
(It is) to free a slave,
Aw itAAamun fee yawmin thee masghabatin
Or feeding on a day of severe hunger
Or the giving of food in a day of privation
And to feed in the day of hunger.
Yateeman tha maqrabatin
An orphan of near relationship
To the orphan with claims of relationship,
An orphan near of kin,
Aw miskeenan tha matrabatin
Or a needy person in misery
Or to the indigent (down) in the dust.
Or some poor wretch in misery,
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 will he be of those who believe, and enjoin patience, (constancy, and self - restraint), and enjoin deeds of kindness and compassion.
And to be of those who believe and exhort one another to perseverance and exhort one another to pity.
Olaika ashabu almaymanati
Those are the companions of the right.
Such are the Companions of the Right Hand.
Their place will be on the right hand.
Waallatheena kafaroo biayatina hum ashabu almashamati
But they who disbelieved in Our signs - those are the companions of the left.
But those who reject Our Signs, they are the (unhappy) Companions of the Left Hand.
But those who disbelieve Our revelations, their place will be on the left hand.
AAalayhim narun musadatun
Over them will be fire closed in.
On them will be Fire vaulted over (all round).
Fire will be an awning over them.