The City, This Countryside — Maulana Muhammad Ali Translation – Parallel Quran

1 The City

لَا أُقْسِمُ بِهَٰذَا الْبَلَدِ

Maulana Muhammad Ali

Nay, I call to witness this City

La oqsimu bihatha albaladi

وَأَنتَ حِلٌّ بِهَٰذَا الْبَلَدِ

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And thou wilt be made free from obligation in this City -

Waanta hillun bihatha albaladi

وَوَالِدٍ وَمَا وَلَدَ

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And the begetter and he whom he begot

Wawalidin wama walada

لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا الْإِنسَانَ فِي كَبَدٍ

Maulana Muhammad Ali

We have certainly created man to face difficulties

Laqad khalaqna al-insana fee kabadin

أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّن يَقْدِرَ عَلَيْهِ أَحَدٌ

Maulana Muhammad Ali

Does he think that no one has power over him

Ayahsabu an lan yaqdira AAalayhi ahadun

يَقُولُ أَهْلَكْتُ مَالًا لُّبَدًا

Maulana Muhammad Ali

He will say: I have wasted much wealth

Yaqoolu ahlaktu malan lubadan

أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّمْ يَرَهُ أَحَدٌ

Maulana Muhammad Ali

Does he think that no one sees him

Ayahsabu an lam yarahu ahadun

أَلَمْ نَجْعَل لَّهُ عَيْنَيْنِ

Maulana Muhammad Ali

Have We not given him two eyes

Alam najAAal lahu AAaynayni

وَلِسَانًا وَشَفَتَيْنِ

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And a tongue and two lips

Walisanan washafatayni

وَهَدَيْنَاهُ النَّجْدَيْنِ

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And pointed out to him the two conspicuous ways

Wahadaynahu alnnajdayni

فَلَا اقْتَحَمَ الْعَقَبَةَ

Maulana Muhammad Ali

But he attempts not the uphill road

Fala iqtahama alAAaqabata

وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا الْعَقَبَةُ

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And what will make thee comprehend what the uphill road is

Wama adraka ma alAAaqabatu

فَكُّ رَقَبَةٍ

Maulana Muhammad Ali

(It is) to free a slave

Fakku raqabatin

أَوْ إِطْعَامٌ فِي يَوْمٍ ذِي مَسْغَبَةٍ

Maulana Muhammad Ali

Or to feed in a day of hunge

Aw itAAamun fee yawmin thee masghabatin

يَتِيمًا ذَا مَقْرَبَةٍ

Maulana Muhammad Ali

An orphan nearly related

Yateeman tha maqrabatin

أَوْ مِسْكِينًا ذَا مَتْرَبَةٍ

Maulana Muhammad Ali

Or the poor man lying in the dust

Aw miskeenan tha matrabatin

ثُمَّ كَانَ مِنَ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالصَّبْرِ وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالْمَرْحَمَةِ

Maulana Muhammad Ali

Then he is of those who believe and exhort one another to patience, and exhort one another to mercy

Thumma kana mina allatheena amanoo watawasaw bialssabri watawasaw bialmarhamati

أُولَٰئِكَ أَصْحَابُ الْمَيْمَنَةِ

Maulana Muhammad Ali

These are the people of the right hand

Ola-ika as-habu almaymanati

وَالَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا بِآيَاتِنَا هُمْ أَصْحَابُ الْمَشْأَمَةِ

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And those who disbelieve in Our messages, they are the people of the left hand

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

عَلَيْهِمْ نَارٌ مُّؤْصَدَةٌ

Maulana Muhammad Ali

On them is Fire closed over

AAalayhim narun mu/sadatun

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