Kitab

الـبلد

Chapter 90, 20 verses

  • Arabic, with marks
  • Arabic
  • Shakir
Arabic, with marks

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ لَا أُقْسِمُ بِهَٰذَا الْبَلَدِ

Arabic

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم لا أقسم بهذا البلد

Shakir

Nay! I swear by this city.

Arabic, with marks

وَأَنتَ حِلٌّ بِهَٰذَا الْبَلَدِ

Arabic

وأنت حل بهذا البلد

Shakir

And you shall be made free from obligation in this city - -

Arabic, with marks

وَوَالِدٍ وَمَا وَلَدَ

Arabic

ووالد وما ولد

Shakir

And the begetter and whom he begot.

Arabic, with marks

لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا الْإِنسَانَ فِي كَبَدٍ

Arabic

لقد خلقنا الإنسان في كبد

Shakir

Certainly We have created man to be in distress.

Arabic, with marks

أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّن يَقْدِرَ عَلَيْهِ أَحَدٌ

Arabic

أيحسب أن لن يقدر عليه أحد

Shakir

Does he think that no one has power over him?

Arabic, with marks

يَقُولُ أَهْلَكْتُ مَالًا لُّبَدًا

Arabic

يقول أهلكت مالا لبدا

Shakir

He shall say: I have wasted much wealth.

Arabic, with marks

أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّمْ يَرَهُ أَحَدٌ

Arabic

أيحسب أن لم يره أحد

Shakir

Does he think that no one sees him?

Arabic, with marks

أَلَمْ نَجْعَل لَّهُ عَيْنَيْنِ

Arabic

ألم نجعل له عينين

Shakir

Have We not given him two eyes,

Arabic, with marks

وَلِسَانًا وَشَفَتَيْنِ

Arabic

ولسانا وشفتين

Shakir

And a tongue and two lips,

Arabic, with marks

وَهَدَيْنَاهُ النَّجْدَيْنِ

Arabic

وهديناه النجدين

Shakir

And pointed out to him the two conspicuous ways?

Arabic, with marks

فَلَا اقْتَحَمَ الْعَقَبَةَ

Arabic

فلا اقتحم العقبة

Shakir

But he would not attempt the uphill road,

Arabic, with marks

وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا الْعَقَبَةُ

Arabic

وما أدراك ما العقبة

Shakir

And what will make you comprehend what the uphill road is?

Arabic, with marks

فَكُّ رَقَبَةٍ

Arabic

فك رقبة

Shakir

(It is) the setting free of a slave,

Arabic, with marks

أَوْ إِطْعَامٌ فِي يَوْمٍ ذِي مَسْغَبَةٍ

Arabic

أو إطعام في يوم ذي مسغبة

Shakir

Or the giving of food in a day of hunger

Arabic, with marks

يَتِيمًا ذَا مَقْرَبَةٍ

Arabic

يتيما ذا مقربة

Shakir

To an orphan, having relationship,

Arabic, with marks

أَوْ مِسْكِينًا ذَا مَتْرَبَةٍ

Arabic

أو مسكينا ذا متربة

Shakir

Or to the poor man lying in the dust.

Arabic, with marks

ثُمَّ كَانَ مِنَ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالصَّبْرِ وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالْمَرْحَمَةِ

Arabic

ثم كان من الذين آمنوا وتواصوا بالصبر وتواصوا بالمرحمة

Shakir

Then he is of those who believe and charge one another to show patience, and charge one another to show compassion.

Arabic, with marks

أُولَٰئِكَ أَصْحَابُ الْمَيْمَنَةِ

Arabic

أولئك أصحاب الميمنة

Shakir

These are the people of the right hand.

Arabic, with marks

وَالَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا بِآيَاتِنَا هُمْ أَصْحَابُ الْمَشْأَمَةِ

Arabic

والذين كفروا بآياتنا هم أصحاب المشأمة

Shakir

And (as for) those who disbelieve in our communications, they are the people of the left hand.

Arabic, with marks

عَلَيْهِمْ نَارٌ مُّؤْصَدَةٌ

Arabic

عليهم نار مؤصدة

Shakir

On them is fire closed over.

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