The City, This Countryside — Abdul Majid Daryabadi Translation – Parallel Quran

1 The City

لَا أُقْسِمُ بِهَٰذَا الْبَلَدِ

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

I swear by yonder cit

La oqsimu bihatha albaladi

وَأَنتَ حِلٌّ بِهَٰذَا الْبَلَدِ

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

And thou shalt be allowed in yonder city

Waanta hillun bihatha albaladi

وَوَالِدٍ وَمَا وَلَدَ

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

And by the begetter and that which he begat

Wawalidin wama walada

لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا الْإِنسَانَ فِي كَبَدٍ

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

Assuredly We have created man in trouble

Laqad khalaqna al-insana fee kabadin

أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّن يَقْدِرَ عَلَيْهِ أَحَدٌ

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

Deemest he that none will overpower him

Ayahsabu an lan yaqdira AAalayhi ahadun

يَقُولُ أَهْلَكْتُ مَالًا لُّبَدًا

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

He saith: 'I have wasted riches plenteous

Yaqoolu ahlaktu malan lubadan

أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّمْ يَرَهُ أَحَدٌ

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

Deemest he that none beholdeth him

Ayahsabu an lam yarahu ahadun

أَلَمْ نَجْعَل لَّهُ عَيْنَيْنِ

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

Have We not, made for him two eye

Alam najAAal lahu AAaynayni

وَلِسَانًا وَشَفَتَيْنِ

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

And a tongue and two lips

Walisanan washafatayni

وَهَدَيْنَاهُ النَّجْدَيْنِ

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

And shown Unto him the two highways

Wahadaynahu alnnajdayni

فَلَا اقْتَحَمَ الْعَقَبَةَ

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

Yet he attempteth not the steep

Fala iqtahama alAAaqabata

وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا الْعَقَبَةُ

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

And what shall make thee understand that which the steep is

Wama adraka ma alAAaqabatu

فَكُّ رَقَبَةٍ

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

It is freeing the neck

Fakku raqabatin

أَوْ إِطْعَامٌ فِي يَوْمٍ ذِي مَسْغَبَةٍ

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

Or, feeding, in a day of privation

Aw itAAamun fee yawmin thee masghabatin

يَتِيمًا ذَا مَقْرَبَةٍ

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

An orphan, of kin

Yateeman tha maqrabatin

أَوْ مِسْكِينًا ذَا مَتْرَبَةٍ

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

Or a poor man cleaving to the dust

Aw miskeenan tha matrabatin

ثُمَّ كَانَ مِنَ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالصَّبْرِ وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالْمَرْحَمَةِ

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

Then he became of those who believed and enjoined on each other steadfastness and enjoined on each other compassion

Thumma kana mina allatheena amanoo watawasaw bialssabri watawasaw bialmarhamati

أُولَٰئِكَ أَصْحَابُ الْمَيْمَنَةِ

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

These are the fellows of the righthand

Ola-ika as-habu almaymanati

وَالَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا بِآيَاتِنَا هُمْ أَصْحَابُ الْمَشْأَمَةِ

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

And those who disbelieve Our signs - they are the fellows of the lefthand

Waallatheena kafaroo bi-ayatina hum as-habu almash-amati

عَلَيْهِمْ نَارٌ مُّؤْصَدَةٌ

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

Over them shall be Fire closing round

AAalayhim narun mu/sadatun

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