The City, This Countryside — Edward Henry Palmer Translation – Parallel Quran

1 The City

لَا أُقْسِمُ بِهَٰذَا الْبَلَدِ

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I need not swear by the Lord of this land

La oqsimu bihatha albaladi

وَأَنتَ حِلٌّ بِهَٰذَا الْبَلَدِ

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and though a dweller in this land

Waanta hillun bihatha albaladi

وَوَالِدٍ وَمَا وَلَدَ

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Nor by the begetter and what he begets

Wawalidin wama walada

لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا الْإِنسَانَ فِي كَبَدٍ

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We have surely created man in trouble

Laqad khalaqna al-insana fee kabadin

أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّن يَقْدِرَ عَلَيْهِ أَحَدٌ

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Does he think that none can do aught against him

Ayahsabu an lan yaqdira AAalayhi ahadun

يَقُولُ أَهْلَكْتُ مَالًا لُّبَدًا

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He says, I have wasted wealth in plenty

Yaqoolu ahlaktu malan lubadan

أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّمْ يَرَهُ أَحَدٌ

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does he think that no one sees him

Ayahsabu an lam yarahu ahadun

أَلَمْ نَجْعَل لَّهُ عَيْنَيْنِ

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Have we not made for him two eye

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 in the two highways

Wahadaynahu alnnajdayni

فَلَا اقْتَحَمَ الْعَقَبَةَ

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but he will not attempt the steep

Fala iqtahama alAAaqabata

وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا الْعَقَبَةُ

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And what shall make thee know what the steep is

Wama adraka ma alAAaqabatu

فَكُّ رَقَبَةٍ

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It is freeing captives

Fakku raqabatin

أَوْ إِطْعَامٌ فِي يَوْمٍ ذِي مَسْغَبَةٍ

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or feeding on the day of famine

Aw itAAamun fee yawmin thee masghabatin

يَتِيمًا ذَا مَقْرَبَةٍ

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an orphan who is akin

Yateeman tha maqrabatin

أَوْ مِسْكِينًا ذَا مَتْرَبَةٍ

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or a poor man who lies in the dust

Aw miskeenan tha matrabatin

ثُمَّ كَانَ مِنَ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالصَّبْرِ وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالْمَرْحَمَةِ

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and again (it is) to be of these who believe and encourage each other to patience, and encourage each other to mercy,

Thumma kana mina allatheena amanoo watawasaw bialssabri watawasaw bialmarhamati

أُولَٰئِكَ أَصْحَابُ الْمَيْمَنَةِ

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these are the fellows of the right

Ola-ika as-habu almaymanati

وَالَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا بِآيَاتِنَا هُمْ أَصْحَابُ الْمَشْأَمَةِ

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But those who disbelieve in our signs, they are the fellows of the left

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

عَلَيْهِمْ نَارٌ مُّؤْصَدَةٌ

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for them is fire that closes in

AAalayhim narun mu/sadatun

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