آية 1

لَآ أُقْسِمُ بِهَـٰذَا ٱلْبَلَدِ

Nay I swear by this city

آية 2

وَأَنتَ حِلٌّۢ بِهَـٰذَا ٱلْبَلَدِ

And you (are) free (to dwell) in this city

آية 3

وَوَالِدٍ وَمَا وَلَدَ

And the begetter and what he begot

آية 4

لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ فِى كَبَدٍ

Certainly We have created man (to be) in hardship

آية 5

أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّن يَقْدِرَ عَلَيْهِ أَحَدٌ

Does he think that not has power over him anyone

آية 6

يَقُولُ أَهْلَكْتُ مَالًا لُّبَدًا

He will say I have squandered wealth abundant

آية 7

أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّمْ يَرَهُۥٓ أَحَدٌ

Does he think that not sees him anyone

آية 8

أَلَمْ نَجْعَل لَّهُۥ عَيْنَيْنِ

Have not We made for him two eyes

آية 9

وَلِسَانًا وَشَفَتَيْنِ

And a tongue and two lips

آية 10

وَهَدَيْنَـٰهُ ٱلنَّجْدَيْنِ

And shown him the two ways

آية 11

فَلَا ٱقْتَحَمَ ٱلْعَقَبَةَ

But not he has attempted the steep path

آية 12

وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْعَقَبَةُ

And what can make you know what the steep path (is)

آية 13

فَكُّ رَقَبَةٍ

(It is) freeing a neck

آية 14

أَوْ إِطْعَـٰمٌ فِى يَوْمٍ ذِى مَسْغَبَةٍ

Or feeding in a day of severe hunger

آية 15

يَتِيمًا ذَا مَقْرَبَةٍ

An orphan of near relationship

آية 16

أَوْ مِسْكِينًا ذَا مَتْرَبَةٍ

Or a needy person in misery

آية 17

ثُمَّ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِٱلصَّبْرِ وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِٱلْمَرْحَمَةِ

Then he is of those who believe and enjoin (each other) to patience and enjoin (each other) to compassion

آية 18

أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ أَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلْمَيْمَنَةِ

Those (are the) companions (of) the right (hand)

آية 19

وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَا هُمْ أَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلْمَشْـَٔمَةِ

But those who disbelieve in Our Verses they (are the) companions (of) the left (hand)

آية 20

عَلَيْهِمْ نَارٌ مُّؤْصَدَةٌۢ

Over them (will be the) Fire closed in