لَآ أُقْسِمُ بِهَـٰذَا ٱلْبَلَدِ١

Nay, I swear by this city -

La oqsimu bihatha albalad

وَأَنتَ حِلٌّۢ بِهَـٰذَا ٱلْبَلَدِ٢

And thou art an indweller of this city -

Waanta hillun bihatha albalad

وَوَالِدٍ وَمَا وَلَدَ٣

And the begetter and that which he begat,

Wawalidin wama walad

لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ فِى كَبَدٍ٤

We verily have created man in an atmosphere:

Laqad khalaqna al-insana feekabad

أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّن يَقْدِرَ عَلَيْهِ أَحَدٌ٥

Thinketh he that none hath power over him?

Ayahsabu an lan yaqdira AAalayhi ahad

يَقُولُ أَهْلَكْتُ مَالًا لُّبَدًا٦

And he saith: I have destroyed vast wealth:

Yaqoolu ahlaktu malan lubada

أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّمْ يَرَهُۥٓ أَحَدٌ٧

Thinketh he that none beholdeth him?

Ayahsabu an lam yarahu ahad

أَلَمْ نَجْعَل لَّهُۥ عَيْنَيْنِ٨

Did We not assign unto him two eyes

Alam najAAal lahu AAaynayn

وَلِسَانًا وَشَفَتَيْنِ٩

And a tongue and two lips,

Walisanan washafatayn

وَهَدَيْنَـٰهُ ٱلنَّجْدَيْنِ١٠

And guide him to the parting of the mountain ways?

Wahadaynahu annajdayn

فَلَا ٱقْتَحَمَ ٱلْعَقَبَةَ١١

But he hath not attempted the Ascent -

Fala iqtahama alAAaqaba

وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْعَقَبَةُ١٢

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

Wama adraka maalAAaqaba

فَكُّ رَقَبَةٍ١٣

(It is) to free a slave,

Fakku raqaba

أَوْ إِطْعَـٰمٌ فِى يَوْمٍ ذِى مَسْغَبَةٍ١٤

And to feed in the day of hunger.

Aw itAAamun fee yawmin theemasghaba

يَتِيمًا ذَا مَقْرَبَةٍ١٥

An orphan near of kin,

Yateeman tha maqraba

أَوْ مِسْكِينًا ذَا مَتْرَبَةٍ١٦

Or some poor wretch in misery,

Aw miskeenan tha matraba

ثُمَّ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِٱلصَّبْرِ وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِٱلْمَرْحَمَةِ١٧

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

Thumma kana mina allatheena amanoowatawasaw bissabri watawasaw bilmarhama

أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ أَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلْمَيْمَنَةِ١٨

Their place will be on the right hand.

Ola-ika as-habualmaymana

وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَا هُمْ أَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلْمَشْـَٔمَةِ١٩

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

Wallatheena kafaroo bi-ayatinahum as-habu almash-ama

عَلَيْهِمْ نَارٌ مُّؤْصَدَةٌۢ٢٠

Fire will be an awning over them.

AAalayhim narun mu/sada