surah090

لَآ أُقْسِمُ بِهَـٰذَا ٱلْبَلَدِ١

лəə уќсиму биhəəз̃əəль-бəлəд

I swear by this town,

وَأَنتَ حِلُّۢ بِهَـٰذَا ٱلْبَلَدِ٢

вəəӈтə hиллюмм-биhəəз̃əəль-бəлəд

as you reside in this town;

وَوَالِدٍ وَمَا وَلَدَ٣

вəвəəлидиу-вəмəə вəлəд

[and] by the father and him whom he begot:

لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ فِى كَبَدٍ٤

лəќōд хōлəќнəəль-иӈсəəнə фии кəбəд

certainly We created man in travail.

أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّن يَقْدِرَ عَلَيْهِ أَحَدٌ٥

əйəhсəбу əль-лэй-йəќдирō 'əлэйhи əhəд

Does he suppose that no one will ever have power over him?

يَقُولُ أَهْلَكْتُ مَالاً لُّبَدًا٦

йəќуулю əhлəкту мəəлəл-любəдə

He says, ‘I have squandered immense wealth.’

أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّمْ يَرَهُۥٓ أَحَدٌ٧

əйəhсəбу əль-лəм йəрōhу əhəд

Does he suppose that no one sees him?

أَلَمْ نَجْعَل لَّهُۥ عَيْنَيْنِ٨

əлəм нəдж'əль-лəhу 'əйнəйн

Have We not made for him two eyes,

وَلِسَانًا وَشَفَتَيْنِ٩

вəлисəəнəу-вəшəфəтəйн

a tongue, and two lips,

وَهَدَيْنَـٰهُ ٱلنَّجْدَيْنِ١٠

вəhəдəйнəəhу ннəдждəйн

and shown him the two paths [of good and evil]?

فَلَا ٱقْتَحَمَ ٱلْعَقَبَةَ١١

фəлəə-ќтəhəмəль-'əќōбəh

Yet he has not embarked upon the uphill task.

وَمَآ أَدْرَٮٰكَ مَا ٱلْعَقَبَةُ١٢

вəмəə əдрōōкə мəəль-'əќōбəh

And what will show you what is the uphill task?

فَكُّ رَقَبَةٍ١٣

фəкку рōќōбəh

[It is] the freeing of a slave,

أَوْ إِطْعَـٰمٌ فِى يَوْمٍ ذِى مَسْغَبَةٍ١٤

əу ит̣'əəмун фии йəумин з̃ии мəсґōбəh

or feeding, during days of [general] starvation,

يَتِيمًا ذَا مَقْرَبَةٍ١٥

йəтиимəн з̃əə мəќрōбəh

an orphan among relatives

أَوْ مِسْكِينًا ذَا مَتْرَبَةٍ١٦

əу мискиинəн з̃əə мəтрōбəh

or a needy man in desolation,

ثُمَّ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَتَوَاصَوْاْ بِٱلصَّبْرِ وَتَوَاصَوْاْ بِٱلْمَرْحَمَةِ١٧

c̃уммə кəəнə минə льлəз̃иинə əəмəнуу вəтəвəəсōу бис-сōбри вəтəвəəсōу биль-мəрhəмəh

while being one of those who have faith and enjoin one another to patience, and enjoin one another to compassion.

أُوْلَـٰٓئِكَ أَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلْمَيْمَنَةِ١٨

уулəə'икə əсhəəбуль-мəймəнəh

They are the People of the Right Hand.

وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ بِـَٔـايَـٰتِنَا هُمْ أَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلْمَشْــَٔمَةِ١٩

вəль-лəз̃иинə кəфəруу би'əəйəəтинəə hум əсhəəбуль-мəшəмəh

But those who defy Our signs, they are the People of the Left Hand.

عَلَيْهِمْ نَارٌ مُّؤْصَدَةُۢ٢٠

'əлэйhим нəəрумм-му'сōдəh

A closed Fire will be [imposed] upon them.