البلد

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

In the name of God; The All-Gracious, The All-Merciful.

لَآ أُقْسِمُ بِهَـٰذَا ٱلْبَلَدِ

I swear by this town-

وَأَنتَ حِلٌّۢ بِهَـٰذَا ٱلْبَلَدِ

-and you, a resident of this town,-

وَوَالِدٍ وَمَا وَلَدَ

and the parent and the child.

لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ فِى كَبَدٍ

We have certainly created the human being to go through hardship.

أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّن يَقْدِرَ عَلَيْهِ أَحَدٌ

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

يَقُولُ أَهْلَكْتُ مَالًا لُّبَدًا

He boasts; “I have spent so much money”.

أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّمْ يَرَهُۥٓ أَحَدٌ

Does he think that no one can see him?

أَلَمْ نَجْعَل لَّهُۥ عَيْنَيْنِ

Did We not create for him two eyes-

وَلِسَانًا وَشَفَتَيْنِ

-and a tongue, and two lips-

وَهَدَيْنَـٰهُ ٱلنَّجْدَيْنِ

-and showed him the two paths?

فَلَا ٱقْتَحَمَ ٱلْعَقَبَةَ

He should therefore choose the difficult one.

وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْعَقَبَةُ

And do you know what the difficult one is?

فَكُّ رَقَبَةٍ

Freeing the slaves.

أَوْ إِطْعَـٰمٌ فِى يَوْمٍ ذِى مَسْغَبَةٍ

Or feeding someone during hard times,-

يَتِيمًا ذَا مَقْرَبَةٍ

-a fatherless who is close by,-

أَوْ مِسْكِينًا ذَا مَتْرَبَةٍ

-or a needy who is homeless,-

ثُمَّ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِٱلصَّبْرِ وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِٱلْمَرْحَمَةِ

-then if he is one of those who had attained faith, and enjoins others to patience, and enjoins others to kindness,-

أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ أَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلْمَيْمَنَةِ

-these will be the dwellers of the bliss.

وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَا هُمْ أَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلْمَشْـَٔمَةِ

As for those who reject Our signs, they will be the dwellers of misery.

عَلَيْهِمْ نَارٌ مُّؤْصَدَةٌۢ

They will be surrounded by Fire.