Al Balad

1 I swear by this city, Makkah -

1 La oqsimu bihatha albaladi

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

2 Waanta hillun bihatha albaladi

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

3 Wawalidin wama walada

4 We have certainly created man into hardship.

4 Laqad khalaqna alinsana fee kabadin

5 Does he think that never will anyone overcome him?

5 Ayahsabu an lan yaqdira AAalayhi ahadun

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

6 Yaqoolu ahlaktu malan lubadan

7 Does he think that no one has seen him?

7 Ayahsabu an lam yarahu ahadun

8 Have We not made for him two eyes?

8 Alam najAAal lahu AAaynayni

9 And a tongue and two lips?

9 Walisanan washafatayni

10 And have shown him the two ways?

10 Wahadaynahu alnnajdayni

11 But he has not broken through the difficult pass.

11 Fala iqtahama alAAaqabata

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

12 Wama adraka ma alAAaqabatu

13 It is the freeing of a slave

13 Fakku raqabatin

14 Or feeding on a day of severe hunger

14 Aw itAAamun fee yawmin thee masghabatin

15 An orphan of near relationship

15 Yateeman tha maqrabatin

16 Or a needy person in misery

16 Aw miskeenan tha matrabatin

17 And then being among those who believed and advised one another to patience and advised one another to compassion.

17 Thumma kana mina allatheena amanoo watawasaw bialssabri watawasaw bialmarhamati

18 Those are the companions of the right.

18 Olaika ashabu almaymanati

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

19 Waallatheena kafaroo biayatina hum ashabu almashamati

20 Over them will be fire closed in.

20 AAalayhim narun musadatun