The City, This Countryside — Arthur John Arberry Translation – Parallel Quran

1 The City

لَا أُقْسِمُ بِهَٰذَا الْبَلَدِ

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No! I swear by this land

La oqsimu bihatha albaladi

وَأَنتَ حِلٌّ بِهَٰذَا الْبَلَدِ

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and thou art a lodger in this land

Waanta hillun bihatha albaladi

وَوَالِدٍ وَمَا وَلَدَ

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by the begetter, and that he begot

Wawalidin wama walada

لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا الْإِنسَانَ فِي كَبَدٍ

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indeed, We created man in trouble

Laqad khalaqna al-insana fee kabadin

أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّن يَقْدِرَ عَلَيْهِ أَحَدٌ

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What, does he think none has power over him

Ayahsabu an lan yaqdira AAalayhi ahadun

يَقُولُ أَهْلَكْتُ مَالًا لُّبَدًا

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saying, 'I have consumed wealth abundant'

Yaqoolu ahlaktu malan lubadan

أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّمْ يَرَهُ أَحَدٌ

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What, does he think none has seen him

Ayahsabu an lam yarahu ahadun

أَلَمْ نَجْعَل لَّهُ عَيْنَيْنِ

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Have We not appointed to him two eyes

Alam najAAal lahu AAaynayni

وَلِسَانًا وَشَفَتَيْنِ

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and a tongue, and two lips

Walisanan washafatayni

وَهَدَيْنَاهُ النَّجْدَيْنِ

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and guided him on the two highways

Wahadaynahu alnnajdayni

فَلَا اقْتَحَمَ الْعَقَبَةَ

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Yet he has not assaulted the steep

Fala iqtahama alAAaqabata

وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا الْعَقَبَةُ

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and what shall teach thee what is the steep

Wama adraka ma alAAaqabatu

فَكُّ رَقَبَةٍ

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The freeing of a slave

Fakku raqabatin

أَوْ إِطْعَامٌ فِي يَوْمٍ ذِي مَسْغَبَةٍ

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or giving food upon a day of hunge

Aw itAAamun fee yawmin thee masghabatin

يَتِيمًا ذَا مَقْرَبَةٍ

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to an orphan near of ki

Yateeman tha maqrabatin

أَوْ مِسْكِينًا ذَا مَتْرَبَةٍ

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or a needy man in misery

Aw miskeenan tha matrabatin

ثُمَّ كَانَ مِنَ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالصَّبْرِ وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالْمَرْحَمَةِ

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then that he become of those who believe and counsel each other to be steadfast, and counsel each other to be merciful

Thumma kana mina allatheena amanoo watawasaw bialssabri watawasaw bialmarhamati

أُولَٰئِكَ أَصْحَابُ الْمَيْمَنَةِ

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Those are the Companions of the Right Hand

Ola-ika as-habu almaymanati

وَالَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا بِآيَاتِنَا هُمْ أَصْحَابُ الْمَشْأَمَةِ

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And those who disbelieve in Our signs, they are the Companions of the Left Hand

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

عَلَيْهِمْ نَارٌ مُّؤْصَدَةٌ

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over them is a Fire covered down

AAalayhim narun mu/sadatun

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