Sura: البلد

۞ لَا أُقْسِمُ بِهٰذَا الْبَلَدِ ‌[90-1]

Nay! I swear by this city.

﴿1﴾

وَأَنتَ حِلٌّ بِهٰذَا الْبَلَدِ ‌[90-2]

And you shall be made free from obligation in this city--

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وَوَالِدٍ وَمَا وَلَدَ ‌[90-3]

And the begetter and whom he begot.

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لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا الْإِنسَانَ فِي كَبَدٍ ‌[90-4]

Certainly We have created man to be in distress.

﴿4﴾

أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّن يَقْدِرَ عَلَيْهِ أَحَدٌ ‌[90-5]

Does he think that no one has power over him?

﴿5﴾

يَقُولُ أَهْلَكْتُ مَالًا لُّبَدًا ‌[90-6]

He shall say: I have wasted much wealth.

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أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّمْ يَرَهُ أَحَدٌ ‌[90-7]

Does he think that no one sees him?

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أَلَمْ نَجْعَل لَّهُ عَيْنَيْنِ ‌[90-8]

Have We not given him two eyes,

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وَلِسَانًا وَشَفَتَيْنِ ‌[90-9]

And a tongue and two lips,

﴿9﴾

وَهَدَيْنَاهُ النَّجْدَيْنِ ‌[90-10]

And pointed out to him the two conspicuous ways?

﴿10﴾

فَلَا اقْتَحَمَ الْعَقَبَةَ ‌[90-11]

But he would not attempt the uphill road,

﴿11﴾

وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا الْعَقَبَةُ ‌[90-12]

And what will make you comprehend what the uphill road is?

﴿12﴾

فَكُّ رَقَبَةٍ ‌[90-13]

(It is) the setting free of a slave,

﴿13﴾

أَوْ إِطْعَامٌ فِي يَوْمٍ ذِي مَسْغَبَةٍ ‌[90-14]

Or the giving of food in a day of hunger

﴿14﴾

يَتِيمًا ذَا مَقْرَبَةٍ ‌[90-15]

To an orphan, having relationship,

﴿15﴾

أَوْ مِسْكِينًا ذَا مَتْرَبَةٍ ‌[90-16]

Or to the poor man lying in the dust.

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ثُمَّ كَانَ مِنَ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالصَّبْرِ وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالْمَرْحَمَةِ ‌[90-17]

Then he is of those who believe and charge one another to show patience, and charge one another to show compassion.

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أُولٰئِكَ أَصْحَابُ الْمَيْمَنَةِ ‌[90-18]

These are the people of the right hand.

﴿18﴾

وَالَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا بِآيَاتِنَا هُمْ أَصْحَابُ الْمَشْأَمَةِ ‌[90-19]

And (as for) those who disbelieve in our communications, they are the people of the left hand.

﴿19﴾

عَلَيْهِمْ نَارٌ مُّؤْصَدَةٌ ‌[90-20]

On them is fire closed over.

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