Al Balad

Yusuf Ali

1 I do call to witness this City; -

Pickthall

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

Transliteration

1 La oqsimu bihatha albaladi

Yusuf Ali

2 And thou art a freeman of this City; -

Pickthall

2 And thou art an indweller of this city -

Transliteration

2 Waanta hillun bihatha albaladi

Yusuf Ali

3 And (the mystic ties of) parent and child; -

Pickthall

3 And the begetter and that which he begat,

Transliteration

3 Wawalidin wama walada

Yusuf Ali

4 Verily We have created man into toil and struggle.

Pickthall

4 We verily have created man in an atmosphere:

Transliteration

4 Laqad khalaqna alinsana fee kabadin

Yusuf Ali

5 Thinketh he, that none hath power over him?

Pickthall

5 Thinketh he that none hath power over him ?

Transliteration

5 Ayahsabu an lan yaqdira AAalayhi ahadun

Yusuf Ali

6 He may say (boastfully); Wealth have I squandered in abundance!

Pickthall

6 And he saith: I have destroyed vast wealth:

Transliteration

6 Yaqoolu ahlaktu malan lubadan

Yusuf Ali

7 Thinketh he that none beholdeth him?

Pickthall

7 Thinketh he that none beholdeth him ?

Transliteration

7 Ayahsabu an lam yarahu ahadun

Yusuf Ali

8 Have We not made for him a pair of eyes? -

Pickthall

8 Did We not assign unto him two eyes

Transliteration

8 Alam najAAal lahu AAaynayni

Yusuf Ali

9 And a tongue, and a pair of lips? -

Pickthall

9 And a tongue and two lips,

Transliteration

9 Walisanan washafatayni

Yusuf Ali

10 And shown him the two highways?

Pickthall

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

Transliteration

10 Wahadaynahu alnnajdayni

Yusuf Ali

11 But he hath made no haste on the path that is steep.

Pickthall

11 But he hath not attempted the Ascent -

Transliteration

11 Fala iqtahama alAAaqabata

Yusuf Ali

12 And what will explain to thee the path that is steep? -

Pickthall

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

Transliteration

12 Wama adraka ma alAAaqabatu

Yusuf Ali

13 (It is:) freeing the bondman;

Pickthall

13 (It is) to free a slave,

Transliteration

13 Fakku raqabatin

Yusuf Ali

14 Or the giving of food in a day of privation

Pickthall

14 And to feed in the day of hunger.

Transliteration

14 Aw itAAamun fee yawmin thee masghabatin

Yusuf Ali

15 To the orphan with claims of relationship,

Pickthall

15 An orphan near of kin,

Transliteration

15 Yateeman tha maqrabatin

Yusuf Ali

16 Or to the indigent (down) in the dust.

Pickthall

16 Or some poor wretch in misery,

Transliteration

16 Aw miskeenan tha matrabatin

Yusuf Ali

17 Then will he be of those who believe, and enjoin patience, (constancy, and self - restraint), and enjoin deeds of kindness and compassion.

Pickthall

17 And to be of those who believe and exhort one another to perseverance and exhort one another to pity.

Transliteration

17 Thumma kana mina allatheena amanoo watawasaw bialssabri watawasaw bialmarhamati

Yusuf Ali

18 Such are the Companions of the Right Hand.

Pickthall

18 Their place will be on the right hand.

Transliteration

18 Olaika ashabu almaymanati

Yusuf Ali

19 But those who reject Our Signs, they are the (unhappy) Companions of the Left Hand.

Pickthall

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

Transliteration

19 Waallatheena kafaroo biayatina hum ashabu almashamati

Yusuf Ali

20 On them will be Fire vaulted over (all round).

Pickthall

20 Fire will be an awning over them.

Transliteration

20 AAalayhim narun musadatun