Al Balad

1 I swear by this city, Makkah -

1 In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Nay, I swear by this city -

1 La oqsimu bihatha albaladi

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

2 And thou art an indweller of this city -

2 Waanta hillun bihatha albaladi

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

3 And the begetter and that which he begat,

3 Wawalidin wama walada

4 We have certainly created man into hardship.

4 We verily have created man in an atmosphere:

4 Laqad khalaqna alinsana fee kabadin

5 Does he think that never will anyone overcome him?

5 Thinketh he that none hath power over him ?

5 Ayahsabu an lan yaqdira AAalayhi ahadun

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

6 And he saith: I have destroyed vast wealth:

6 Yaqoolu ahlaktu malan lubadan

7 Does he think that no one has seen him?

7 Thinketh he that none beholdeth him ?

7 Ayahsabu an lam yarahu ahadun

8 Have We not made for him two eyes?

8 Did We not assign unto him two eyes

8 Alam najAAal lahu AAaynayni

9 And a tongue and two lips?

9 And a tongue and two lips,

9 Walisanan washafatayni

10 And have shown him the two ways?

10 And guide him to the parting of the mountain ways ?

10 Wahadaynahu alnnajdayni

11 But he has not broken through the difficult pass.

11 But he hath not attempted the Ascent -

11 Fala iqtahama alAAaqabata

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

12 Ah, what will convey unto thee what the Ascent is! -

12 Wama adraka ma alAAaqabatu

13 It is the freeing of a slave

13 (It is) to free a slave,

13 Fakku raqabatin

14 Or feeding on a day of severe hunger

14 And to feed in the day of hunger.

14 Aw itAAamun fee yawmin thee masghabatin

15 An orphan of near relationship

15 An orphan near of kin,

15 Yateeman tha maqrabatin

16 Or a needy person in misery

16 Or some poor wretch 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 And to be of those who believe and exhort one another to perseverance and exhort one another to pity.

17 Thumma kana mina allatheena amanoo watawasaw bialssabri watawasaw bialmarhamati

18 Those are the companions of the right.

18 Their place will be on the right hand.

18 Olaika ashabu almaymanati

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

19 But those who disbelieve Our revelations, their place will be on the left hand.

19 Waallatheena kafaroo biayatina hum ashabu almashamati

20 Over them will be fire closed in.

20 Fire will be an awning over them.

20 AAalayhim narun musadatun