Al Balad

1 La oqsimu bihatha albaladi

1 I swear by this city, Makkah -

2 Waanta hillun bihatha albaladi

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

3 Wawalidin wama walada

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

4 Laqad khalaqna alinsana fee kabadin

4 We have certainly created man into hardship.

5 Ayahsabu an lan yaqdira AAalayhi ahadun

5 Does he think that never will anyone overcome him?

6 Yaqoolu ahlaktu malan lubadan

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

7 Ayahsabu an lam yarahu ahadun

7 Does he think that no one has seen him?

8 Alam najAAal lahu AAaynayni

8 Have We not made for him two eyes?

9 Walisanan washafatayni

9 And a tongue and two lips?

10 Wahadaynahu alnnajdayni

10 And have shown him the two ways?

11 Fala iqtahama alAAaqabata

11 But he has not broken through the difficult pass.

12 Wama adraka ma alAAaqabatu

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

13 Fakku raqabatin

13 It is the freeing of a slave

14 Aw itAAamun fee yawmin thee masghabatin

14 Or feeding on a day of severe hunger

15 Yateeman tha maqrabatin

15 An orphan of near relationship

16 Aw miskeenan tha matrabatin

16 Or a needy person in misery

17 Thumma kana mina allatheena amanoo watawasaw bialssabri watawasaw bialmarhamati

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 Those are the companions of the right.

19 Waallatheena kafaroo biayatina hum ashabu almashamati

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

20 AAalayhim narun musadatun

20 Over them will be fire closed in.