Ayah 1

لَآ أُقْسِمُ بِهَـٰذَا ٱلْبَلَدِ

Nay I swear by this city

Ayah 2

وَأَنتَ حِلٌّۢ بِهَـٰذَا ٱلْبَلَدِ

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

Ayah 3

وَوَالِدٍ وَمَا وَلَدَ

And the begetter and what he begot

Ayah 4

لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ فِى كَبَدٍ

Certainly We have created man (to be) in hardship

Ayah 5

أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّن يَقْدِرَ عَلَيْهِ أَحَدٌ

Does he think that not has power over him anyone

Ayah 6

يَقُولُ أَهْلَكْتُ مَالًا لُّبَدًا

He will say I have squandered wealth abundant

Ayah 7

أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّمْ يَرَهُۥٓ أَحَدٌ

Does he think that not sees him anyone

Ayah 8

أَلَمْ نَجْعَل لَّهُۥ عَيْنَيْنِ

Have not We made for him two eyes

Ayah 9

وَلِسَانًا وَشَفَتَيْنِ

And a tongue and two lips

Ayah 10

وَهَدَيْنَـٰهُ ٱلنَّجْدَيْنِ

And shown him the two ways

Ayah 11

فَلَا ٱقْتَحَمَ ٱلْعَقَبَةَ

But not he has attempted the steep path

Ayah 12

وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْعَقَبَةُ

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

Ayah 13

فَكُّ رَقَبَةٍ

(It is) freeing a neck

Ayah 14

أَوْ إِطْعَـٰمٌ فِى يَوْمٍ ذِى مَسْغَبَةٍ

Or feeding in a day of severe hunger

Ayah 15

يَتِيمًا ذَا مَقْرَبَةٍ

An orphan of near relationship

Ayah 16

أَوْ مِسْكِينًا ذَا مَتْرَبَةٍ

Or a needy person in misery

Ayah 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

Ayah 18

أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ أَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلْمَيْمَنَةِ

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

Ayah 19

وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَا هُمْ أَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلْمَشْـَٔمَةِ

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

Ayah 20

عَلَيْهِمْ نَارٌ مُّؤْصَدَةٌۢ

Over them (will be the) Fire closed in