Chapter 90, 20 verses
I do call to witness this City; -
La oqsimu bihatha albaladi
Nay! I swear by this city.
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Nay, I swear by this city -
And thou art a freeman of this City; -
Waanta hillun bihatha albaladi
And you shall be made free from obligation in this city - -
And thou art an indweller of this city -
And (the mystic ties of) parent and child; -
Wawalidin wama walada
And the begetter and whom he begot.
And the begetter and that which he begat,
Verily We have created man into toil and struggle.
Laqad khalaqna alinsana fee kabadin
Certainly We have created man to be in distress.
We verily have created man in an atmosphere:
Thinketh he, that none hath power over him?
Ayahsabu an lan yaqdira AAalayhi ahadun
Does he think that no one has power over him?
Thinketh he that none hath power over him ?
He may say (boastfully); Wealth have I squandered in abundance!
Yaqoolu ahlaktu malan lubadan
He shall say: I have wasted much wealth.
And he saith: I have destroyed vast wealth:
Thinketh he that none beholdeth him?
Ayahsabu an lam yarahu ahadun
Does he think that no one sees him?
Thinketh he that none beholdeth him ?
Have We not made for him a pair of eyes? -
Alam najAAal lahu AAaynayni
Have We not given him two eyes,
Did We not assign unto him two eyes
And a tongue, and a pair of lips? -
Walisanan washafatayni
And a tongue and two lips,
And a tongue and two lips,
And shown him the two highways?
Wahadaynahu alnnajdayni
And pointed out to him the two conspicuous ways?
And guide him to the parting of the mountain ways ?
But he hath made no haste on the path that is steep.
Fala iqtahama alAAaqabata
But he would not attempt the uphill road,
But he hath not attempted the Ascent -
And what will explain to thee the path that is steep? -
Wama adraka ma alAAaqabatu
And what will make you comprehend what the uphill road is?
Ah, what will convey unto thee what the Ascent is! -
(It is:) freeing the bondman;
Fakku raqabatin
(It is) the setting free of a slave,
(It is) to free a slave,
Or the giving of food in a day of privation
Aw itAAamun fee yawmin thee masghabatin
Or the giving of food in a day of hunger
And to feed in the day of hunger.
To the orphan with claims of relationship,
Yateeman tha maqrabatin
To an orphan, having relationship,
An orphan near of kin,
Or to the indigent (down) in the dust.
Aw miskeenan tha matrabatin
Or to the poor man lying in the dust.
Or some poor wretch in misery,
Then will he be of those who believe, and enjoin patience, (constancy, and self - restraint), and enjoin deeds of kindness and 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.
And to be of those who believe and exhort one another to perseverance and exhort one another to pity.
Such are the Companions of the Right Hand.
Olaika ashabu almaymanati
These are the people of the right hand.
Their place will be on the right hand.
But those who reject Our Signs, they are the (unhappy) Companions of the Left Hand.
Waallatheena kafaroo biayatina hum ashabu almashamati
And (as for) those who disbelieve in our communications, they are the people of the left hand.
But those who disbelieve Our revelations, their place will be on the left hand.
On them will be Fire vaulted over (all round).
AAalayhim narun musadatun
On them is fire closed over.
Fire will be an awning over them.