90. Al-Balad

لَآNayأُقْسِمُI swearبِهَٰذَاby thisٱلْبَلَدِcity﴿١﴾

I swear by this city, Makkah

وَأَنتَAnd youحِلٌّۢ(are) free (to dwell)بِهَٰذَاin thisٱلْبَلَدِcity﴿٢﴾

And you, [O Muhammad], are free of restriction in this city

وَوَالِدٍAnd the begetterوَمَاand whatوَلَدَhe begot﴿٣﴾

And [by] the father and that which was born [of him]

لَقَدْCertainlyخَلَقْنَاWe have createdٱلْإِنسَٰنَmanفِى(to be) inكَبَدٍhardship﴿٤﴾

We have certainly created man into hardship

أَيَحْسَبُDoes he thinkأَنthatلَّنnotيَقْدِرَhas powerعَلَيْهِover himأَحَدٌanyone﴿٥﴾

Does he think that never will anyone overcome him

يَقُولُHe will sayأَهْلَكْتُI have squanderedمَالًاwealthلُّبَدًاabundant﴿٦﴾

He says, "I have spent wealth in abundance

أَيَحْسَبُDoes he thinkأَنthatلَّمْnotيَرَهُۥٓsees himأَحَدٌanyone﴿٧﴾

Does he think that no one has seen him

أَلَمْHave notنَجْعَلWe madeلَّهُۥfor himعَيْنَيْنِtwo eyes﴿٨﴾

Have We not made for him two eyes

وَلِسَانًاAnd a tongueوَشَفَتَيْنِand two lips﴿٩﴾

And a tongue and two lips

وَهَدَيْنَٰهُAnd shown himٱلنَّجْدَيْنِthe two ways﴿١٠﴾

And have shown him the two ways

فَلَاBut notٱقْتَحَمَhe has attemptedٱلْعَقَبَةَthe steep path﴿١١﴾

But he has not broken through the difficult pass

وَمَآAnd whatأَدْرَىٰكَcan make you knowمَاwhatٱلْعَقَبَةُthe steep path (is)﴿١٢﴾

And what can make you know what is [breaking through] the difficult pass

فَكُّ(It is) freeingرَقَبَةٍa neck﴿١٣﴾

It is the freeing of a slave

أَوْOrإِطْعَٰمٌfeedingفِىinيَوْمٍa dayذِىofمَسْغَبَةٍsevere hunger﴿١٤﴾

Or feeding on a day of severe hunger

يَتِيمًاAn orphanذَاofمَقْرَبَةٍnear relationship﴿١٥﴾

An orphan of near relationship

أَوْOrمِسْكِينًاa needy personذَاinمَتْرَبَةٍmisery﴿١٦﴾

Or a needy person in misery

ثُمَّThenكَانَhe isمِنَofٱلَّذِينَthose whoءَامَنُوا۟believeوَتَوَاصَوْا۟and enjoin (each other)بِٱلصَّبْرِto patienceوَتَوَاصَوْا۟and enjoin (each other)بِٱلْمَرْحَمَةِto compassion﴿١٧﴾

And then being among those who believed and advised one another to patience and advised one another to compassion

أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَThoseأَصْحَٰبُ(are the) companionsٱلْمَيْمَنَةِ(of) the right (hand)﴿١٨﴾

Those are the companions of the right

وَٱلَّذِينَBut those whoكَفَرُوا۟disbelieveبِـَٔايَٰتِنَاin Our Versesهُمْtheyأَصْحَٰبُ(are the) companionsٱلْمَشْـَٔمَةِ(of) the left (hand)﴿١٩﴾

But they who disbelieved in Our signs - those are the companions of the left

عَلَيْهِمْOver themنَارٌ(will be the) Fireمُّؤْصَدَةٌۢclosed in﴿٢٠﴾

Over them will be fire closed in