The City, This Countryside — Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall Translation – Parallel Quran

1 The City

لَا أُقْسِمُ بِهَٰذَا الْبَلَدِ

Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall

Nay, I swear by this city

La oqsimu bihatha albaladi

وَأَنتَ حِلٌّ بِهَٰذَا الْبَلَدِ

Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall

And thou art an indweller of this city

Waanta hillun bihatha albaladi

وَوَالِدٍ وَمَا وَلَدَ

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And the begetter and that which he begat

Wawalidin wama walada

لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا الْإِنسَانَ فِي كَبَدٍ

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We verily have created man in an atmosphere

Laqad khalaqna al-insana fee kabadin

أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّن يَقْدِرَ عَلَيْهِ أَحَدٌ

Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall

Thinketh he that none hath power over him

Ayahsabu an lan yaqdira AAalayhi ahadun

يَقُولُ أَهْلَكْتُ مَالًا لُّبَدًا

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And he saith: I have destroyed vast wealth

Yaqoolu ahlaktu malan lubadan

أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّمْ يَرَهُ أَحَدٌ

Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall

Thinketh he that none beholdeth him

Ayahsabu an lam yarahu ahadun

أَلَمْ نَجْعَل لَّهُ عَيْنَيْنِ

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Did We not assign unto him two eye

Alam najAAal lahu AAaynayni

وَلِسَانًا وَشَفَتَيْنِ

Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall

And a tongue and two lips

Walisanan washafatayni

وَهَدَيْنَاهُ النَّجْدَيْنِ

Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall

And guide him to the parting of the mountain ways

Wahadaynahu alnnajdayni

فَلَا اقْتَحَمَ الْعَقَبَةَ

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But he hath not attempted the Ascent

Fala iqtahama alAAaqabata

وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا الْعَقَبَةُ

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Ah, what will convey unto thee what the Ascent is!

Wama adraka ma alAAaqabatu

فَكُّ رَقَبَةٍ

Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall

(It is) to free a slave

Fakku raqabatin

أَوْ إِطْعَامٌ فِي يَوْمٍ ذِي مَسْغَبَةٍ

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And to feed in the day of hunger

Aw itAAamun fee yawmin thee masghabatin

يَتِيمًا ذَا مَقْرَبَةٍ

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An orphan near of kin

Yateeman tha maqrabatin

أَوْ مِسْكِينًا ذَا مَتْرَبَةٍ

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Or some poor wretch in misery

Aw miskeenan tha matrabatin

ثُمَّ كَانَ مِنَ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالصَّبْرِ وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالْمَرْحَمَةِ

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And to be of those who believe and exhort one another to perseverance and exhort one another to pity

Thumma kana mina allatheena amanoo watawasaw bialssabri watawasaw bialmarhamati

أُولَٰئِكَ أَصْحَابُ الْمَيْمَنَةِ

Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall

Their place will be on the right hand

Ola-ika as-habu almaymanati

وَالَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا بِآيَاتِنَا هُمْ أَصْحَابُ الْمَشْأَمَةِ

Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall

But those who disbelieve Our revelations, their place will be on the left hand

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

عَلَيْهِمْ نَارٌ مُّؤْصَدَةٌ

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Fire will be an awning over them

AAalayhim narun mu/sadatun

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