The City, This Countryside — Amatul Rahman Omar Translation – Parallel Quran

1 The City

لَا أُقْسِمُ بِهَٰذَا الْبَلَدِ

Amatul Rahman Omar

Nay, (it will never happen as the disbelievers desire.) I do swear by this city (of Makkah)

La oqsimu bihatha albaladi

وَأَنتَ حِلٌّ بِهَٰذَا الْبَلَدِ

Amatul Rahman Omar

When you will surely alight (as a conqueror) in this city

Waanta hillun bihatha albaladi

وَوَالِدٍ وَمَا وَلَدَ

Amatul Rahman Omar

And (I cite as witness your) father (- Abraham) and (his exalted) son (- Ismail)

Wawalidin wama walada

لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا الْإِنسَانَ فِي كَبَدٍ

Amatul Rahman Omar

We have certainly created a human being (to face obstacles and) to struggle hard (to achieve a marvelous goal)

Laqad khalaqna al-insana fee kabadin

أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّن يَقْدِرَ عَلَيْهِ أَحَدٌ

Amatul Rahman Omar

Does he think that no one will have power (to use) against him

Ayahsabu an lan yaqdira AAalayhi ahadun

يَقُولُ أَهْلَكْتُ مَالًا لُّبَدًا

Amatul Rahman Omar

He will say, `I have wasted enormous wealth.

Yaqoolu ahlaktu malan lubadan

أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّمْ يَرَهُ أَحَدٌ

Amatul Rahman Omar

But does he think that no one sees him

Ayahsabu an lam yarahu ahadun

أَلَمْ نَجْعَل لَّهُ عَيْنَيْنِ

Amatul Rahman Omar

Have We not given him two eyes (to distinguish right from wrong)

Alam najAAal lahu AAaynayni

وَلِسَانًا وَشَفَتَيْنِ

Amatul Rahman Omar

And a tongue and two lips (so that he can ask if he cannot see for himself)

Walisanan washafatayni

وَهَدَيْنَاهُ النَّجْدَيْنِ

Amatul Rahman Omar

And We have pointed out to him the two conspicuous high ways (of right and wrong)

Wahadaynahu alnnajdayni

فَلَا اقْتَحَمَ الْعَقَبَةَ

Amatul Rahman Omar

Yet he would not attempt the uphill path of steep and difficult ascent

Fala iqtahama alAAaqabata

وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا الْعَقَبَةُ

Amatul Rahman Omar

And what should make you know what the uphill path of steep and difficult ascent is

Wama adraka ma alAAaqabatu

فَكُّ رَقَبَةٍ

Amatul Rahman Omar

(It is) the freeing of a captive (from the bondage of slavery, debt and other afflictions)

Fakku raqabatin

أَوْ إِطْعَامٌ فِي يَوْمٍ ذِي مَسْغَبَةٍ

Amatul Rahman Omar

Or feeding in the time of famin

Aw itAAamun fee yawmin thee masghabatin

يَتِيمًا ذَا مَقْرَبَةٍ

Amatul Rahman Omar

An orphan, near of kin

Yateeman tha maqrabatin

أَوْ مِسْكِينًا ذَا مَتْرَبَةٍ

Amatul Rahman Omar

Or a downtrodden poor man

Aw miskeenan tha matrabatin

ثُمَّ كَانَ مِنَ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالصَّبْرِ وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالْمَرْحَمَةِ

Amatul Rahman Omar

And what is even more, then he is of those who believe and exhort one another to be patiently persevering and exhort one another to be compassionate (towards God's creation)

Thumma kana mina allatheena amanoo watawasaw bialssabri watawasaw bialmarhamati

أُولَٰئِكَ أَصْحَابُ الْمَيْمَنَةِ

Amatul Rahman Omar

These (who follow this hard path) are the blessed ones (- the people of the right hand)

Ola-ika as-habu almaymanati

وَالَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا بِآيَاتِنَا هُمْ أَصْحَابُ الْمَشْأَمَةِ

Amatul Rahman Omar

But those who denied Our Messages are the wretched ones (- the people of the left hand)

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

عَلَيْهِمْ نَارٌ مُّؤْصَدَةٌ

Amatul Rahman Omar

There shall envelop them the Fire closed over (- a Fire the heat of which is not allowed to escape and they themselves cannot get out of it)

AAalayhim narun mu/sadatun

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