Chapter 90, 20 verses
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ لَا أُقْسِمُ بِهَٰذَا الْبَلَدِ
La oqsimu bihatha albaladi
I swear by this city, Makkah -
لَآ أُقْسِمُ بِهَٰذَا ٱلْبَلَدِ
وَأَنتَ حِلٌّ بِهَٰذَا الْبَلَدِ
Waanta hillun bihatha albaladi
And you, [O Muhammad], are free of restriction in this city -
وَأَنتَ حِلٌّۢ بِهَٰذَا ٱلْبَلَدِ
وَوَالِدٍ وَمَا وَلَدَ
Wawalidin wama walada
And [by] the father and that which was born [of him],
وَوَالِدٍ وَمَا وَلَدَ
لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا الْإِنسَانَ فِي كَبَدٍ
Laqad khalaqna alinsana fee kabadin
We have certainly created man into hardship.
لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ فِى كَبَدٍ
أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّن يَقْدِرَ عَلَيْهِ أَحَدٌ
Ayahsabu an lan yaqdira AAalayhi ahadun
Does he think that never will anyone overcome him?
أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّن يَقْدِرَ عَلَيْهِ أَحَدٌ
يَقُولُ أَهْلَكْتُ مَالًا لُّبَدًا
Yaqoolu ahlaktu malan lubadan
He says, "I have spent wealth in abundance."
يَقُولُ أَهْلَكْتُ مَالًا لُّبَدًا
أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّمْ يَرَهُ أَحَدٌ
Ayahsabu an lam yarahu ahadun
Does he think that no one has seen him?
أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّمْ يَرَهُۥٓ أَحَدٌ
أَلَمْ نَجْعَل لَّهُ عَيْنَيْنِ
Alam najAAal lahu AAaynayni
Have We not made for him two eyes?
أَلَمْ نَجْعَل لَّهُۥ عَيْنَيْنِ
وَلِسَانًا وَشَفَتَيْنِ
Walisanan washafatayni
And a tongue and two lips?
وَلِسَانًا وَشَفَتَيْنِ
وَهَدَيْنَاهُ النَّجْدَيْنِ
Wahadaynahu alnnajdayni
And have shown him the two ways?
وَهَدَيْنَٰهُ ٱلنَّجْدَيْنِ
فَلَا اقْتَحَمَ الْعَقَبَةَ
Fala iqtahama alAAaqabata
But he has not broken through the difficult pass.
فَلَا ٱقْتَحَمَ ٱلْعَقَبَةَ
وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا الْعَقَبَةُ
Wama adraka ma alAAaqabatu
And what can make you know what is [breaking through] the difficult pass?
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْعَقَبَةُ
فَكُّ رَقَبَةٍ
Fakku raqabatin
It is the freeing of a slave
فَكُّ رَقَبَةٍ
أَوْ إِطْعَامٌ فِي يَوْمٍ ذِي مَسْغَبَةٍ
Aw itAAamun fee yawmin thee masghabatin
Or feeding on a day of severe hunger
أَوْ إِطْعَٰمٌ فِى يَوْمٍ ذِى مَسْغَبَةٍ
يَتِيمًا ذَا مَقْرَبَةٍ
Yateeman tha maqrabatin
An orphan of near relationship
يَتِيمًا ذَا مَقْرَبَةٍ
أَوْ مِسْكِينًا ذَا مَتْرَبَةٍ
Aw miskeenan tha matrabatin
Or a needy person in misery
أَوْ مِسْكِينًا ذَا مَتْرَبَةٍ
ثُمَّ كَانَ مِنَ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالصَّبْرِ وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالْمَرْحَمَةِ
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.
ثُمَّ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِٱلصَّبْرِ وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِٱلْمَرْحَمَةِ
أُولَٰئِكَ أَصْحَابُ الْمَيْمَنَةِ
Olaika ashabu almaymanati
Those are the companions of the right.
أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْمَيْمَنَةِ
وَالَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا بِآيَاتِنَا هُمْ أَصْحَابُ الْمَشْأَمَةِ
Waallatheena kafaroo biayatina hum ashabu almashamati
But they who disbelieved in Our signs - those are the companions of the left.
وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا هُمْ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْمَشْـَٔمَةِ
عَلَيْهِمْ نَارٌ مُّؤْصَدَةٌ
AAalayhim narun musadatun
Over them will be fire closed in.
عَلَيْهِمْ نَارٌ مُّؤْصَدَةٌۢ