The Town • 20 verses • البلد
[90:0] In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
[90:1] I solemnly swear by this town.
لَآ أُقْسِمُ بِهَٰذَا ٱلْبَلَدِ
[90:2] The town where you live.
وَأَنتَ حِلٌّۢ بِهَٰذَا ٱلْبَلَدِ
[90:3] The begetting and the begotten.
وَوَالِدٍ وَمَا وَلَدَ
[90:4] We created the human being to work hard (to redeem himself).*
لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ فِى كَبَدٍ
*90:4 See the Introduction and Appendix 7 for the purpose behind our creation.
[90:5] Does he think that no one will ever call him to account?
أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّن يَقْدِرَ عَلَيْهِ أَحَدٌ
[90:6] He boasts, "I spent so much money!"
يَقُولُ أَهْلَكْتُ مَالًا لُّبَدًا
[90:7] Does he think that no one sees him?
أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّمْ يَرَهُۥٓ أَحَدٌ
[90:8] Did we not give him two eyes?
أَلَمْ نَجْعَل لَّهُۥ عَيْنَيْنِ
[90:9] A tongue and two lips?
وَلِسَانًا وَشَفَتَيْنِ
[90:10] Did we not show him the two paths?
وَهَدَيْنَٰهُ ٱلنَّجْدَيْنِ
[90:11] He should choose the difficult path.
فَلَا ٱقْتَحَمَ ٱلْعَقَبَةَ
[90:12] Which one is the difficult path?
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْعَقَبَةُ
[90:13] The freeing of slaves.
فَكُّ رَقَبَةٍ
[90:14] Feeding, during the time of hardship.
أَوْ إِطْعَٰمٌ فِى يَوْمٍ ذِى مَسْغَبَةٍ
[90:15] Orphans who are related.
يَتِيمًا ذَا مَقْرَبَةٍ
[90:16] Or the poor who is in need.
أَوْ مِسْكِينًا ذَا مَتْرَبَةٍ
[90:17] And being one of those who believe, and exhorting one another to be steadfast, and exhorting one another to be kind.
ثُمَّ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِٱلصَّبْرِ وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِٱلْمَرْحَمَةِ
[90:18] These have deserved happiness.
أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْمَيْمَنَةِ
[90:19] As for those who disbelieved in our revelations, they have incurred misery.
وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا هُمْ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْمَشْـَٔمَةِ
[90:20] They will be confined in the Hellfire.
عَلَيْهِمْ نَارٌ مُّؤْصَدَةٌۢ