Chapter 90, 20 verses
I do call to witness this City; -
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Nay, I swear by this city -
La oqsimu bihatha albaladi
لَآ أُقْسِمُ بِهَٰذَا ٱلْبَلَدِ
And thou art a freeman of this City; -
And thou art an indweller of this city -
Waanta hillun bihatha albaladi
وَأَنتَ حِلٌّۢ بِهَٰذَا ٱلْبَلَدِ
And (the mystic ties of) parent and child; -
And the begetter and that which he begat,
Wawalidin wama walada
وَوَالِدٍ وَمَا وَلَدَ
Verily We have created man into toil and struggle.
We verily have created man in an atmosphere:
Laqad khalaqna alinsana fee kabadin
لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ فِى كَبَدٍ
Thinketh he, that none hath power over him?
Thinketh he that none hath power over him ?
Ayahsabu an lan yaqdira AAalayhi ahadun
أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّن يَقْدِرَ عَلَيْهِ أَحَدٌ
He may say (boastfully); Wealth have I squandered in abundance!
And he saith: I have destroyed vast wealth:
Yaqoolu ahlaktu malan lubadan
يَقُولُ أَهْلَكْتُ مَالًا لُّبَدًا
Thinketh he that none beholdeth him?
Thinketh he that none beholdeth him ?
Ayahsabu an lam yarahu ahadun
أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّمْ يَرَهُۥٓ أَحَدٌ
Have We not made for him a pair of eyes? -
Did We not assign unto him two eyes
Alam najAAal lahu AAaynayni
أَلَمْ نَجْعَل لَّهُۥ عَيْنَيْنِ
And a tongue, and a pair of lips? -
And a tongue and two lips,
Walisanan washafatayni
وَلِسَانًا وَشَفَتَيْنِ
And shown him the two highways?
And guide him to the parting of the mountain ways ?
Wahadaynahu alnnajdayni
وَهَدَيْنَٰهُ ٱلنَّجْدَيْنِ
But he hath made no haste on the path that is steep.
But he hath not attempted the Ascent -
Fala iqtahama alAAaqabata
فَلَا ٱقْتَحَمَ ٱلْعَقَبَةَ
And what will explain to thee the path that is steep? -
Ah, what will convey unto thee what the Ascent is! -
Wama adraka ma alAAaqabatu
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْعَقَبَةُ
(It is:) freeing the bondman;
(It is) to free a slave,
Fakku raqabatin
فَكُّ رَقَبَةٍ
Or the giving of food in a day of privation
And to feed in the day of hunger.
Aw itAAamun fee yawmin thee masghabatin
أَوْ إِطْعَٰمٌ فِى يَوْمٍ ذِى مَسْغَبَةٍ
To the orphan with claims of relationship,
An orphan near of kin,
Yateeman tha maqrabatin
يَتِيمًا ذَا مَقْرَبَةٍ
Or to the indigent (down) in the dust.
Or some poor wretch in misery,
Aw miskeenan tha matrabatin
أَوْ مِسْكِينًا ذَا مَتْرَبَةٍ
Then will he be of those who believe, and enjoin patience, (constancy, and self - restraint), and enjoin deeds of kindness and compassion.
And to be of those who believe and exhort one another to perseverance and exhort one another to pity.
Thumma kana mina allatheena amanoo watawasaw bialssabri watawasaw bialmarhamati
ثُمَّ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِٱلصَّبْرِ وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِٱلْمَرْحَمَةِ
Such are the Companions of the Right Hand.
Their place will be on the right hand.
Olaika ashabu almaymanati
أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْمَيْمَنَةِ
But those who reject Our Signs, they are the (unhappy) Companions of the Left Hand.
But those who disbelieve Our revelations, their place will be on the left hand.
Waallatheena kafaroo biayatina hum ashabu almashamati
وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا هُمْ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْمَشْـَٔمَةِ
On them will be Fire vaulted over (all round).
Fire will be an awning over them.
AAalayhim narun musadatun
عَلَيْهِمْ نَارٌ مُّؤْصَدَةٌۢ