90. Al-Balad

I swear by this city, Makkah -

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La oqsimu bihatha albaladi

— Transliteration

And you, [O Muhammad], are free of restriction in this city -

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Waanta hillun bihatha albaladi

— Transliteration

And [by] the father and that which was born [of him],

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Wawalidin wama walada

— Transliteration

We have certainly created man into hardship.

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Laqad khalaqna alinsana fee kabadin

— Transliteration

Does he think that never will anyone overcome him?

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Ayahsabu an lan yaqdira AAalayhi ahadun

— Transliteration

He says, "I have spent wealth in abundance."

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Yaqoolu ahlaktu malan lubadan

— Transliteration

Does he think that no one has seen him?

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Ayahsabu an lam yarahu ahadun

— Transliteration

Have We not made for him two eyes?

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Alam najAAal lahu AAaynayni

— Transliteration

And a tongue and two lips?

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Walisanan washafatayni

— Transliteration

And have shown him the two ways?

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Wahadaynahu alnnajdayni

— Transliteration

But he has not broken through the difficult pass.

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Fala iqtahama alAAaqabata

— Transliteration

And what can make you know what is [breaking through] the difficult pass?

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Wama adraka ma alAAaqabatu

— Transliteration

It is the freeing of a slave

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Fakku raqabatin

— Transliteration

Or feeding on a day of severe hunger

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Aw itAAamun fee yawmin thee masghabatin

— Transliteration

An orphan of near relationship

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Yateeman tha maqrabatin

— Transliteration

Or a needy person in misery

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Aw miskeenan tha matrabatin

— Transliteration

And then being among those who believed and advised one another to patience and advised one another to compassion.

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Thumma kana mina allatheena amanoo watawasaw bialssabri watawasaw bialmarhamati

— Transliteration

Those are the companions of the right.

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Olaika ashabu almaymanati

— Transliteration

But they who disbelieved in Our signs - those are the companions of the left.

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Waallatheena kafaroo biayatina hum ashabu almashamati

— Transliteration

Over them will be fire closed in.

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AAalayhim narun musadatun

— Transliteration