Al-Balad

لَآ أُقْسِمُ بِهَـٰذَا ٱلْبَلَدِ

La oqsimu bihatha albalad

I swear by this city––

وَأَنتَ حِلٌّۢ بِهَـٰذَا ٱلْبَلَدِ

Waanta hillun bihatha albalad

and you [Prophet] are an inhabitant of this city––

وَوَالِدٍ وَمَا وَلَدَ

Wawalidin wama walad

[I swear] by parent and offspring,

لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ فِى كَبَدٍ

Laqad khalaqna al-insana feekabad

that We have created man for toil and trial.

أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّن يَقْدِرَ عَلَيْهِ أَحَدٌ

Ayahsabu an lan yaqdira AAalayhi ahad

Does he think that no one will have power over him?

يَقُولُ أَهْلَكْتُ مَالًا لُّبَدًا

Yaqoolu ahlaktu malan lubada

‘I have squandered great wealth,’ he says.

أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّمْ يَرَهُۥٓ أَحَدٌ

Ayahsabu an lam yarahu ahad

Does he think no one observes him?

أَلَمْ نَجْعَل لَّهُۥ عَيْنَيْنِ

Alam najAAal lahu AAaynayn

Did We not give him eyes,

وَلِسَانًا وَشَفَتَيْنِ

Walisanan washafatayn

a tongue, lips,

وَهَدَيْنَـٰهُ ٱلنَّجْدَيْنِ

Wahadaynahu annajdayn

and point out to him the two clear ways [of good and evil]?

فَلَا ٱقْتَحَمَ ٱلْعَقَبَةَ

Fala iqtahama alAAaqaba

Yet he has not attempted the steep path.

وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْعَقَبَةُ

Wama adraka maalAAaqaba

What will explain to you what the steep path is?

فَكُّ رَقَبَةٍ

Fakku raqaba

It is to free a slave,

أَوْ إِطْعَـٰمٌ فِى يَوْمٍ ذِى مَسْغَبَةٍ

Aw itAAamun fee yawmin theemasghaba

to feed at a time of hunger

يَتِيمًا ذَا مَقْرَبَةٍ

Yateeman tha maqraba

an orphaned relative

أَوْ مِسْكِينًا ذَا مَتْرَبَةٍ

Aw miskeenan tha matraba

or a poor person in distress,

ثُمَّ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِٱلصَّبْرِ وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِٱلْمَرْحَمَةِ

Thumma kana mina allatheena amanoowatawasaw bissabri watawasaw bilmarhama

and to be one of those who believe and urge one another to steadfastness and compassion.

أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ أَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلْمَيْمَنَةِ

Ola-ika as-habualmaymana

Those who do this will be on the right-hand side,

وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَا هُمْ أَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلْمَشْـَٔمَةِ

Wallatheena kafaroo bi-ayatinahum as-habu almash-ama

but those who disbelieve in Our revelations will be on the left-hand side,

عَلَيْهِمْ نَارٌ مُّؤْصَدَةٌۢ

AAalayhim narun mu/sada

and the Fire will close in on them.