The City, This Countryside — M Farook Malik Translation – Parallel Quran

1 The City

لَا أُقْسِمُ بِهَٰذَا الْبَلَدِ

M. Farook Malik

I swear by this city

La oqsimu bihatha albaladi

وَأَنتَ حِلٌّ بِهَٰذَا الْبَلَدِ

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where to assassinate) you (O Muhammad) have been made lawful in this city

Waanta hillun bihatha albaladi

وَوَالِدٍ وَمَا وَلَدَ

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And I swear by your father (Adam) and the children he begot (mankind)

Wawalidin wama walada

لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا الْإِنسَانَ فِي كَبَدٍ

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certainly We have created man to be in stress

Laqad khalaqna al-insana fee kabadin

أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّن يَقْدِرَ عَلَيْهِ أَحَدٌ

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Does he think that none has power over him

Ayahsabu an lan yaqdira AAalayhi ahadun

يَقُولُ أَهْلَكْتُ مَالًا لُّبَدًا

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He may boast: "I have squandered wealth in abundance!"

Yaqoolu ahlaktu malan lubadan

أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّمْ يَرَهُ أَحَدٌ

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Does he think that no one observes him

Ayahsabu an lam yarahu ahadun

أَلَمْ نَجْعَل لَّهُ عَيْنَيْنِ

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Have We not given him two eyes to observe

Alam najAAal lahu AAaynayni

وَلِسَانًا وَشَفَتَيْنِ

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One tongue and two lips to control it

Walisanan washafatayni

وَهَدَيْنَاهُ النَّجْدَيْنِ

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Then shown him the two high ways (good leading towards paradise and evil leading towards hell)

Wahadaynahu alnnajdayni

فَلَا اقْتَحَمَ الْعَقَبَةَ

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Yet he does not attempt to tackle the Aqabah (steep path)

Fala iqtahama alAAaqabata

وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا الْعَقَبَةُ

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And what will explain to you what the Aqabah is

Wama adraka ma alAAaqabatu

فَكُّ رَقَبَةٍ

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It is the freeing of a neck (slave) from bondage

Fakku raqabatin

أَوْ إِطْعَامٌ فِي يَوْمٍ ذِي مَسْغَبَةٍ

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or the giving of food in a day of famin

Aw itAAamun fee yawmin thee masghabatin

يَتِيمًا ذَا مَقْرَبَةٍ

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to an orphan relative

Yateeman tha maqrabatin

أَوْ مِسْكِينًا ذَا مَتْرَبَةٍ

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or to a needy in distress

Aw miskeenan tha matrabatin

ثُمَّ كَانَ مِنَ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالصَّبْرِ وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالْمَرْحَمَةِ

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besides this, he should be of those who believe, enjoin fortitude, encourage kindness and compassion

Thumma kana mina allatheena amanoo watawasaw bialssabri watawasaw bialmarhamati

أُولَٰئِكَ أَصْحَابُ الْمَيْمَنَةِ

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Such are the people of the right hand (going towards paradise)

Ola-ika as-habu almaymanati

وَالَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا بِآيَاتِنَا هُمْ أَصْحَابُ الْمَشْأَمَةِ

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But those who disbelieve Our revelations, they are the people of the left hand (going towards hell)

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

عَلَيْهِمْ نَارٌ مُّؤْصَدَةٌ

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having fire all around them

AAalayhim narun mu/sadatun

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