90:1
لَآ
la
Nay
أُقۡسِمُ
uq'simu
I swear
بِهَٰذَا
bihadha
by this
ٱلۡبَلَدِ
al-baladi
city
١
I swear by this city––
Translation 1260
Al-Balad 90:3
surah090
ﲪﲫﲮﲴ
90:2
وَأَنتَ
wa-anta
And you
حِلُّۢ
hillun
(are) free (to dwell)
بِهَٰذَا
bihadha
in this
ٱلۡبَلَدِ
al-baladi
city
٢
and you [Prophet] are an inhabitant of this city––
Translation 1260
90:3
وَوَالِدٖ
wawalidin
And the begetter
وَمَا
wama
and what
وَلَدَ
walada
he begot
٣
[I swear] by parent and offspring
Translation 1260
90:4
لَقَدۡ
laqad
Certainly
خَلَقۡنَا
khalaqna
We have created
ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ
al-insana
man
فِي
fi
(to be) in
كَبَدٍ
kabadin
hardship
٤
that We have created man for toil and trial
Translation 1260
90:5
أَيَحۡسَبُ
ayahsabu
Does he think
أَن
an
that
لَّن
lan
not
يَقۡدِرَ
yaqdira
has power
عَلَيۡهِ
alayhi
over him
أَحَدٞ
ahadun
anyone
٥
Does he think that no one will have power over him
Translation 1260
90:6
يَقُولُ
yaqulu
He will say
أَهۡلَكۡتُ
ahlaktu
I have squandered
مَالٗا
malan
wealth
لُّبَدًا
lubadan
abundant
٦
‘I have squandered great wealth,’ he says
Translation 1260
90:7
أَيَحۡسَبُ
ayahsabu
Does he think
أَن
an
that
لَّمۡ
lam
not
يَرَهُۥٓ
yarahu
sees him
أَحَدٌ
ahadun
anyone
٧
Does he think no one observes him
Translation 1260
90:8
أَلَمۡ
alam
Have not
نَجۡعَل
naj'al
We made
لَّهُۥ
lahu
for him
عَيۡنَيۡنِ
aynayni
two eyes
٨
Did We not give him eyes
Translation 1260
90:9
وَلِسَانٗا
walisanan
And a tongue
وَشَفَتَيۡنِ
washafatayni
and two lips
٩
a tongue, lips
Translation 1260
90:10
وَهَدَيۡنَٰهُ
wahadaynahu
And shown him
ٱلنَّجۡدَيۡنِ
al-najdayni
the two ways
١٠
and point out to him the two clear ways [of good and evil]
Translation 1260
90:11
فَلَا
fala
But not
ٱقۡتَحَمَ
iq'tahama
he has attempted
ٱلۡعَقَبَةَ
al-'aqabata
the steep path
١١
Yet he has not attempted the steep path
Translation 1260
90:12
وَمَآ
wama
And what
أَدۡرَىٰكَ
adraka
can make you know
مَا
ma
what
ٱلۡعَقَبَةُ
al-'aqabatu
the steep path (is)
١٢
What will explain to you what the steep path is
Translation 1260
90:13
فَكُّ
fakku
(It is) freeing
رَقَبَةٍ
raqabatin
a neck
١٣
It is to free a slave
Translation 1260
90:14
أَوۡ
aw
Or
إِطۡعَٰمٞ
it'amun
feeding
فِي
fi
in
يَوۡمٖ
yawmin
a day
ذِي
dhi
of
مَسۡغَبَةٖ
masghabatin
severe hunger
١٤
to feed at a time of hunger
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90:15
يَتِيمٗا
yatiman
An orphan
ذَا
dha
of
مَقۡرَبَةٍ
maqrabatin
near relationship
١٥
an orphaned relative
Translation 1260
90:16
أَوۡ
aw
Or
مِسۡكِينٗا
mis'kinan
a needy person
ذَا
dha
in
مَتۡرَبَةٖ
matrabatin
misery
١٦
or a poor person in distress
Translation 1260
90:17
ثُمَّ
thumma
Then
كَانَ
kana
he is
مِنَ
mina
of
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhina
those who
ءَامَنُواْ
amanu
believe
وَتَوَاصَوۡاْ
watawasaw
and enjoin (each other)
بِٱلصَّبۡرِ
bil-sabri
to patience
وَتَوَاصَوۡاْ
watawasaw
and enjoin (each other)
بِٱلۡمَرۡحَمَةِ
bil-marhamati
to compassion
١٧
and to be one of those who believe and urge one another to steadfastness and compassion
Translation 1260
90:18
أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ
ulaika
Those
أَصۡحَٰبُ
ashabu
(are the) companions
ٱلۡمَيۡمَنَةِ
al-maymanati
(of) the right (hand)
١٨
Those who do this will be on the right-hand side
Translation 1260
90:19
وَٱلَّذِينَ
wa-alladhina
But those who
كَفَرُواْ
kafaru
disbelieve
بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا
biayatina
in Our Verses
هُمۡ
hum
they
أَصۡحَٰبُ
ashabu
(are the) companions
ٱلۡمَشۡـَٔمَةِ
al-mashamati
(of) the left (hand)
١٩
but those who disbelieve in Our revelations will be on the left-hand side
Translation 1260
90:20
عَلَيۡهِمۡ
alayhim
Over them
نَارٞ
narun
(will be the) Fire
مُّؤۡصَدَةُۢ
mu'sadatun
closed in
٢٠
and the Fire will close in on them
Translation 1260