لَآ أُقْسِمُ بِهَٰذَا ٱلْبَلَدِ۝١

1Nay! I swear by this city.

وَأَنتَ حِلٌّۢ بِهَٰذَا ٱلْبَلَدِ۝٢

2And you shall be made free from obligation in this city--

وَوَالِدٍ وَمَا وَلَدَ۝٣

3And the begetter and whom he begot.

لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ فِى كَبَدٍ۝٤

4Certainly We have created man to be in distress.

أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّن يَقْدِرَ عَلَيْهِ أَحَدٌ۝٥

5Does he think that no one has power over him?

يَقُولُ أَهْلَكْتُ مَالًا لُّبَدًا۝٦

6He shall say: I have wasted much wealth.

أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّمْ يَرَهُۥٓ أَحَدٌ۝٧

7Does he think that no one sees him?

أَلَمْ نَجْعَل لَّهُۥ عَيْنَيْنِ۝٨

8Have We not given him two eyes,

وَلِسَانًا وَشَفَتَيْنِ۝٩

9And a tongue and two lips,

وَهَدَيْنَٰهُ ٱلنَّجْدَيْنِ۝١٠

10And pointed out to him the two conspicuous ways?

فَلَا ٱقْتَحَمَ ٱلْعَقَبَةَ۝١١

11But he would not attempt the uphill road,

وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْعَقَبَةُ۝١٢

12And what will make you comprehend what the uphill road is?

فَكُّ رَقَبَةٍ۝١٣

13(It is) the setting free of a slave,

أَوْ إِطْعَٰمٌ فِى يَوْمٍ ذِى مَسْغَبَةٍ۝١٤

14Or the giving of food in a day of hunger

يَتِيمًا ذَا مَقْرَبَةٍ۝١٥

15To an orphan, having relationship,

أَوْ مِسْكِينًا ذَا مَتْرَبَةٍ۝١٦

16Or to the poor man lying in the dust.

ثُمَّ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِٱلصَّبْرِ وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِٱلْمَرْحَمَةِ۝١٧

17Then he is of those who believe and charge one another to show patience, and charge one another to show compassion.

أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْمَيْمَنَةِ۝١٨

18These are the people of the right hand.

وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا هُمْ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْمَشْـَٔمَةِ۝١٩

19And (as for) those who disbelieve in our communications, they are the people of the left hand.

عَلَيْهِمْ نَارٌ مُّؤْصَدَةٌۢ۝٢٠

20On them is fire closed over.