لَآNay!
أُقْسِمُI swear
بِهَـٰذَاby this
ٱلْبَلَدِcity,
﴿١﴾
وَأَنتَAnd you
حِلُّۢ(are) free (to dwell)
بِهَـٰذَاin this
ٱلْبَلَدِcity.
﴿٢﴾
وَوَالِدٍAnd the begetter
وَمَاand what
وَلَدَhe begot.
﴿٣﴾
لَقَدْCertainly,
خَلَقْنَاWe have created
ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَman
فِى(to be) in
كَبَدٍhardship.
﴿٤﴾
أَيَحْسَبُDoes he think
أَنthat
لَّنnot
يَقْدِرَhas power
عَلَيْهِover him
أَحَدٌanyone?
﴿٥﴾
يَقُولُHe will say,
أَهْلَكْتُ`I have squandered
مَالاًwealth
لُّبَدًاabundant.`
﴿٦﴾
أَيَحْسَبُDoes he think
أَنthat
لَّمْnot
يَرَهُۥٓsees him
أَحَدٌanyone?
﴿٧﴾
أَلَمْHave not
نَجْعَلWe made
لَّهُۥfor him
عَيْنَيْنِtwo eyes?
﴿٨﴾
وَلِسَانًاAnd a tongue,
وَشَفَتَيْنِand two lips?
﴿٩﴾
وَهَدَيْنَـٰهُAnd shown him
ٱلنَّجْدَيْنِthe two ways?
﴿١٠﴾
فَلَاBut not
ٱقْتَحَمَhe has attempted
ٱلْعَقَبَةَthe steep path.
﴿١١﴾
وَمَآAnd what
أَدْرَٮٰكَcan make you know
مَاwhat
ٱلْعَقَبَةُthe steep path is?
﴿١٢﴾
فَكُّ(It is) freeing
رَقَبَةٍa neck,
﴿١٣﴾
أَوْOr
إِطْعَـٰمٌfeeding
فِىin
يَوْمٍa day
ذِى مَسْغَبَةٍof severe hunger.
﴿١٤﴾
يَتِيمًاAn orphan
ذَا مَقْرَبَةٍof near relationship,
﴿١٥﴾
أَوْOr
مِسْكِينًاa needy person
ذَا مَتْرَبَةٍin misery,
﴿١٦﴾
ثُمَّThen
كَانَhe is
مِنَof
ٱلَّذِينَthose who
ءَامَنُواْbelieve
وَتَوَاصَوْاْand enjoin each other
بِٱلصَّبْرِto patience,
وَتَوَاصَوْاْand enjoin each other
بِٱلْمَرْحَمَةِto compassion.
﴿١٧﴾
أُوْلَـٰٓئِكَThose
أَصْحَـٰبُ(are the) companions
ٱلْمَيْمَنَةِ(of) the right hand.
﴿١٨﴾
وَٱلَّذِينَBut those who
كَفَرُواْdisbelieve
بِـَٔـايَـٰتِنَاin Our Verses,
هُمْthey
أَصْحَـٰبُ(are the) companions
ٱلْمَشْــَٔمَةِ(of) the left hand.
﴿١٩﴾
عَلَيْهِمْOver them,
نَارٌ(will be the) Fire
مُّؤْصَدَةُۢclosed in.
﴿٢٠﴾