Al-Balad

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# Translation Ayah
1 No! I swear by this land, لَا أُقْسِمُ بِهَذَا الْبَلَدِ
2 and thou art a lodger in this land; وَأَنتَ حِلٌّ بِهَذَا الْبَلَدِ
3 by the begetter, and that he begot, وَوَالِدٍ وَمَا وَلَدَ
4 indeed, We created man in trouble. لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا الْإِنسَانَ فِي كَبَدٍ
5 What, does he think none has power over him, أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّن يَقْدِرَ عَلَيْهِ أَحَدٌ
6 saying, 'I have consumed wealth abundant'? يَقُولُ أَهْلَكْتُ مَالًا لُّبَدًا
7 What, does he think none has seen him? أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّمْ يَرَهُ أَحَدٌ
8 Have We not appointed to him two eyes, أَلَمْ نَجْعَل لَّهُ عَيْنَيْنِ
9 and a tongue, and two lips, وَلِسَانًا وَشَفَتَيْنِ
10 and guided him on the two highways? وَهَدَيْنَاهُ النَّجْدَيْنِ
11 Yet he has not assaulted the steep; فَلَا اقْتَحَمَ الْعَقَبَةَ
12 and what shall teach thee what is the steep? وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا الْعَقَبَةُ
13 The freeing of a slave, فَكُّ رَقَبَةٍ
14 or giving food upon a day of hunger أَوْ إِطْعَامٌ فِي يَوْمٍ ذِي مَسْغَبَةٍ
15 to an orphan near of kin يَتِيمًا ذَا مَقْرَبَةٍ
16 or a needy man in misery; أَوْ مِسْكِينًا ذَا مَتْرَبَةٍ
17 then that he become of those who believe and counsel each other to be steadfast, and counsel each other to be merciful. ثُمَّ كَانَ مِنَ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالصَّبْرِ وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالْمَرْحَمَةِ
18 Those are the Companions of the Right Hand. أُوْلَئِكَ أَصْحَابُ الْمَيْمَنَةِ
19 And those who disbelieve in Our signs, they are the Companions of the Left Hand; وَالَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا بِآيَاتِنَا هُمْ أَصْحَابُ الْمَشْأَمَةِ
20 over them is a Fire covered down. عَلَيْهِمْ نَارٌ مُّؤْصَدَةٌ
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