Al Balad

Yusuf Ali

1 I do call to witness this City; -

Transliteration

1 La oqsimu bihatha albaladi

Pickthall

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

Yusuf Ali

2 And thou art a freeman of this City; -

Transliteration

2 Waanta hillun bihatha albaladi

Pickthall

2 And thou art an indweller of this city -

Yusuf Ali

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

Transliteration

3 Wawalidin wama walada

Pickthall

3 And the begetter and that which he begat,

Yusuf Ali

4 Verily We have created man into toil and struggle.

Transliteration

4 Laqad khalaqna alinsana fee kabadin

Pickthall

4 We verily have created man in an atmosphere:

Yusuf Ali

5 Thinketh he, that none hath power over him?

Transliteration

5 Ayahsabu an lan yaqdira AAalayhi ahadun

Pickthall

5 Thinketh he that none hath power over him ?

Yusuf Ali

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

Transliteration

6 Yaqoolu ahlaktu malan lubadan

Pickthall

6 And he saith: I have destroyed vast wealth:

Yusuf Ali

7 Thinketh he that none beholdeth him?

Transliteration

7 Ayahsabu an lam yarahu ahadun

Pickthall

7 Thinketh he that none beholdeth him ?

Yusuf Ali

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

Transliteration

8 Alam najAAal lahu AAaynayni

Pickthall

8 Did We not assign unto him two eyes

Yusuf Ali

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

Transliteration

9 Walisanan washafatayni

Pickthall

9 And a tongue and two lips,

Yusuf Ali

10 And shown him the two highways?

Transliteration

10 Wahadaynahu alnnajdayni

Pickthall

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

Yusuf Ali

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

Transliteration

11 Fala iqtahama alAAaqabata

Pickthall

11 But he hath not attempted the Ascent -

Yusuf Ali

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

Transliteration

12 Wama adraka ma alAAaqabatu

Pickthall

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

Yusuf Ali

13 (It is:) freeing the bondman;

Transliteration

13 Fakku raqabatin

Pickthall

13 (It is) to free a slave,

Yusuf Ali

14 Or the giving of food in a day of privation

Transliteration

14 Aw itAAamun fee yawmin thee masghabatin

Pickthall

14 And to feed in the day of hunger.

Yusuf Ali

15 To the orphan with claims of relationship,

Transliteration

15 Yateeman tha maqrabatin

Pickthall

15 An orphan near of kin,

Yusuf Ali

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

Transliteration

16 Aw miskeenan tha matrabatin

Pickthall

16 Or some poor wretch in misery,

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.

Transliteration

17 Thumma kana mina allatheena amanoo watawasaw bialssabri watawasaw bialmarhamati

Pickthall

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

Yusuf Ali

18 Such are the Companions of the Right Hand.

Transliteration

18 Olaika ashabu almaymanati

Pickthall

18 Their place will be on the right hand.

Yusuf Ali

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

Transliteration

19 Waallatheena kafaroo biayatina hum ashabu almashamati

Pickthall

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

Yusuf Ali

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

Transliteration

20 AAalayhim narun musadatun

Pickthall

20 Fire will be an awning over them.