Al Balad

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1 I swear by this city, Makkah -

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1 La oqsimu bihatha albaladi

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

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2 Waanta hillun bihatha albaladi

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

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3 Wawalidin wama walada

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4 We have certainly created man into hardship.

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4 Laqad khalaqna alinsana fee kabadin

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5 Does he think that never will anyone overcome him?

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5 Ayahsabu an lan yaqdira AAalayhi ahadun

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

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6 Yaqoolu ahlaktu malan lubadan

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7 Does he think that no one has seen him?

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7 Ayahsabu an lam yarahu ahadun

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8 Have We not made for him two eyes?

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8 Alam najAAal lahu AAaynayni

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9 And a tongue and two lips?

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9 Walisanan washafatayni

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10 And have shown him the two ways?

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10 Wahadaynahu alnnajdayni

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11 But he has not broken through the difficult pass.

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11 Fala iqtahama alAAaqabata

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

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12 Wama adraka ma alAAaqabatu

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13 It is the freeing of a slave

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13 Fakku raqabatin

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14 Or feeding on a day of severe hunger

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14 Aw itAAamun fee yawmin thee masghabatin

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15 An orphan of near relationship

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15 Yateeman tha maqrabatin

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16 Or a needy person in misery

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16 Aw miskeenan tha matrabatin

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

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17 Thumma kana mina allatheena amanoo watawasaw bialssabri watawasaw bialmarhamati

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18 Those are the companions of the right.

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18 Olaika ashabu almaymanati

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

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19 Waallatheena kafaroo biayatina hum ashabu almashamati

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20 Over them will be fire closed in.

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20 AAalayhim narun musadatun