Al-Balad

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1 Nay! I swear by this city. لَا أُقْسِمُ بِهَذَا الْبَلَدِ
2 And you shall be made free from obligation in this city-- وَأَنتَ حِلٌّ بِهَذَا الْبَلَدِ
3 And the begetter and whom he begot. وَوَالِدٍ وَمَا وَلَدَ
4 Certainly We have created man to be in distress. لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا الْإِنسَانَ فِي كَبَدٍ
5 Does he think that no one has power over him? أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّن يَقْدِرَ عَلَيْهِ أَحَدٌ
6 He shall say: I have wasted much wealth. يَقُولُ أَهْلَكْتُ مَالًا لُّبَدًا
7 Does he think that no one sees him? أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّمْ يَرَهُ أَحَدٌ
8 Have We not given him two eyes, أَلَمْ نَجْعَل لَّهُ عَيْنَيْنِ
9 And a tongue and two lips, وَلِسَانًا وَشَفَتَيْنِ
10 And pointed out to him the two conspicuous ways? وَهَدَيْنَاهُ النَّجْدَيْنِ
11 But he would not attempt the uphill road, فَلَا اقْتَحَمَ الْعَقَبَةَ
12 And what will make you comprehend what the uphill road is? وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا الْعَقَبَةُ
13 (It is) the setting free of a slave, فَكُّ رَقَبَةٍ
14 Or the giving of food in a day of hunger أَوْ إِطْعَامٌ فِي يَوْمٍ ذِي مَسْغَبَةٍ
15 To an orphan, having relationship, يَتِيمًا ذَا مَقْرَبَةٍ
16 Or to the poor man lying in the dust. أَوْ مِسْكِينًا ذَا مَتْرَبَةٍ
17 Then he is of those who believe and charge one another to show patience, and charge one another to show compassion. ثُمَّ كَانَ مِنَ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالصَّبْرِ وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالْمَرْحَمَةِ
18 These are the people of the right hand. أُوْلَئِكَ أَصْحَابُ الْمَيْمَنَةِ
19 And (as for) those who disbelieve in our communications, they are the people of the left hand. وَالَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا بِآيَاتِنَا هُمْ أَصْحَابُ الْمَشْأَمَةِ
20 On them is fire closed over. عَلَيْهِمْ نَارٌ مُّؤْصَدَةٌ
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