The City, This Countryside — Musharraf Hussain Translation – Parallel Quran

1 The City

لَا أُقْسِمُ بِهَٰذَا الْبَلَدِ

Musharraf Hussain

I swear by this city,

La oqsimu bihatha albaladi

وَأَنتَ حِلٌّ بِهَٰذَا الْبَلَدِ

Musharraf Hussain

where you, live freely?

Waanta hillun bihatha albaladi

وَوَالِدٍ وَمَا وَلَدَ

Musharraf Hussain

And by a father, and all his offspring!

Wawalidin wama walada

لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا الْإِنسَانَ فِي كَبَدٍ

Musharraf Hussain

Every human We created experiences hardship.

Laqad khalaqna al-insana fee kabadin

أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّن يَقْدِرَ عَلَيْهِ أَحَدٌ

Musharraf Hussain

Does he really think no one has control over him?

Ayahsabu an lan yaqdira AAalayhi ahadun

يَقُولُ أَهْلَكْتُ مَالًا لُّبَدًا

Musharraf Hussain

He boasts, “I have spent a huge amount of wealth!”

Yaqoolu ahlaktu malan lubadan

أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّمْ يَرَهُ أَحَدٌ

Musharraf Hussain

Does he really think no one has seen him?

Ayahsabu an lam yarahu ahadun

أَلَمْ نَجْعَل لَّهُ عَيْنَيْنِ

Musharraf Hussain

Haven’t We given him two eyes,

Alam najAAal lahu AAaynayni

وَلِسَانًا وَشَفَتَيْنِ

Musharraf Hussain

a tongue and two lips?

Walisanan washafatayni

وَهَدَيْنَاهُ النَّجْدَيْنِ

Musharraf Hussain

We showed him the two steep paths of good and evil?</i

Wahadaynahu alnnajdayni

فَلَا اقْتَحَمَ الْعَقَبَةَ

Musharraf Hussain

He hasn’t yet set foot on the steep mountain track.

Fala iqtahama alAAaqabata

وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا الْعَقَبَةُ

Musharraf Hussain

What can explain to you the mountain track?

Wama adraka ma alAAaqabatu

فَكُّ رَقَبَةٍ

Musharraf Hussain

It is to free a slave,

Fakku raqabatin

أَوْ إِطْعَامٌ فِي يَوْمٍ ذِي مَسْغَبَةٍ

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to feed on a day of severe hunger

Aw itAAamun fee yawmin thee masghabatin

يَتِيمًا ذَا مَقْرَبَةٍ

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an orphan relative,

Yateeman tha maqrabatin

أَوْ مِسْكِينًا ذَا مَتْرَبَةٍ

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or a penniless and distressed person.

Aw miskeenan tha matrabatin

ثُمَّ كَانَ مِنَ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالصَّبْرِ وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالْمَرْحَمَةِ

Musharraf Hussain

Only then is he a believer, who instruct each other to be patient and kind.

Thumma kana mina allatheena amanoo watawasaw bialssabri watawasaw bialmarhamati

أُولَٰئِكَ أَصْحَابُ الْمَيْمَنَةِ

Musharraf Hussain

They will get Book of Deeds in the right hand.

Ola-ika as-habu almaymanati

وَالَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا بِآيَاتِنَا هُمْ أَصْحَابُ الْمَشْأَمَةِ

Musharraf Hussain

But those who denied Our signs, will get it in the left hand,

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

عَلَيْهِمْ نَارٌ مُّؤْصَدَةٌ

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the Fire closing in around them

AAalayhim narun mu/sadatun

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