Chapter 90, 20 verses
I swear by this city, Makkah -
La oqsimu bihatha albaladi
Nay! I swear by this city.
لَآ أُقْسِمُ بِهَٰذَا ٱلْبَلَدِ
And you, [O Muhammad], are free of restriction in this city -
Waanta hillun bihatha albaladi
And you shall be made free from obligation in this city - -
وَأَنتَ حِلٌّۢ بِهَٰذَا ٱلْبَلَدِ
And [by] the father and that which was born [of him],
Wawalidin wama walada
And the begetter and whom he begot.
وَوَالِدٍ وَمَا وَلَدَ
We have certainly created man into hardship.
Laqad khalaqna alinsana fee kabadin
Certainly We have created man to be in distress.
لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ فِى كَبَدٍ
Does he think that never will anyone overcome him?
Ayahsabu an lan yaqdira AAalayhi ahadun
Does he think that no one has power over him?
أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّن يَقْدِرَ عَلَيْهِ أَحَدٌ
He says, "I have spent wealth in abundance."
Yaqoolu ahlaktu malan lubadan
He shall say: I have wasted much wealth.
يَقُولُ أَهْلَكْتُ مَالًا لُّبَدًا
Does he think that no one has seen him?
Ayahsabu an lam yarahu ahadun
Does he think that no one sees him?
أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّمْ يَرَهُۥٓ أَحَدٌ
Have We not made for him two eyes?
Alam najAAal lahu AAaynayni
Have We not given him two eyes,
أَلَمْ نَجْعَل لَّهُۥ عَيْنَيْنِ
And a tongue and two lips?
Walisanan washafatayni
And a tongue and two lips,
وَلِسَانًا وَشَفَتَيْنِ
And have shown him the two ways?
Wahadaynahu alnnajdayni
And pointed out to him the two conspicuous ways?
وَهَدَيْنَٰهُ ٱلنَّجْدَيْنِ
But he has not broken through the difficult pass.
Fala iqtahama alAAaqabata
But he would not attempt the uphill road,
فَلَا ٱقْتَحَمَ ٱلْعَقَبَةَ
And what can make you know what is [breaking through] the difficult pass?
Wama adraka ma alAAaqabatu
And what will make you comprehend what the uphill road is?
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْعَقَبَةُ
It is the freeing of a slave
Fakku raqabatin
(It is) the setting free of a slave,
فَكُّ رَقَبَةٍ
Or feeding on a day of severe hunger
Aw itAAamun fee yawmin thee masghabatin
Or the giving of food in a day of hunger
أَوْ إِطْعَٰمٌ فِى يَوْمٍ ذِى مَسْغَبَةٍ
An orphan of near relationship
Yateeman tha maqrabatin
To an orphan, having relationship,
يَتِيمًا ذَا مَقْرَبَةٍ
Or a needy person in misery
Aw miskeenan tha matrabatin
Or to the poor man lying in the dust.
أَوْ مِسْكِينًا ذَا مَتْرَبَةٍ
And then being among those who believed and advised one another to patience and advised one another to compassion.
Thumma kana mina allatheena amanoo watawasaw bialssabri watawasaw bialmarhamati
Then he is of those who believe and charge one another to show patience, and charge one another to show compassion.
ثُمَّ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِٱلصَّبْرِ وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِٱلْمَرْحَمَةِ
Those are the companions of the right.
Olaika ashabu almaymanati
These are the people of the right hand.
أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْمَيْمَنَةِ
But they who disbelieved in Our signs - those are the companions of the left.
Waallatheena kafaroo biayatina hum ashabu almashamati
And (as for) those who disbelieve in our communications, they are the people of the left hand.
وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا هُمْ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْمَشْـَٔمَةِ
Over them will be fire closed in.
AAalayhim narun musadatun
On them is fire closed over.
عَلَيْهِمْ نَارٌ مُّؤْصَدَةٌۢ