The City, This Countryside — Yusuf Ali Saudi Rev 1985 Translation – Parallel Quran

1 The City

لَا أُقْسِمُ بِهَٰذَا الْبَلَدِ

Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)

I do call to witness this City;

La oqsimu bihatha albaladi

وَأَنتَ حِلٌّ بِهَٰذَا الْبَلَدِ

Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)

And thou art a freeman of this City;

Waanta hillun bihatha albaladi

وَوَالِدٍ وَمَا وَلَدَ

Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)

And (the mystic ties of) parent and child;

Wawalidin wama walada

لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا الْإِنسَانَ فِي كَبَدٍ

Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)

Verily We have created man into toil and struggle

Laqad khalaqna al-insana fee kabadin

أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّن يَقْدِرَ عَلَيْهِ أَحَدٌ

Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)

Thinketh he, that none hath power over him

Ayahsabu an lan yaqdira AAalayhi ahadun

يَقُولُ أَهْلَكْتُ مَالًا لُّبَدًا

Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)

He may say (boastfully); Wealth have I squandered in abundance

Yaqoolu ahlaktu malan lubadan

أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّمْ يَرَهُ أَحَدٌ

Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)

Thinketh he that none beholdeth him

Ayahsabu an lam yarahu ahadun

أَلَمْ نَجْعَل لَّهُ عَيْنَيْنِ

Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)

Have We not made for him a pair of eyes?

Alam najAAal lahu AAaynayni

وَلِسَانًا وَشَفَتَيْنِ

Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)

And a tongue, and a pair of lips?

Walisanan washafatayni

وَهَدَيْنَاهُ النَّجْدَيْنِ

Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)

And shown him the two highways

Wahadaynahu alnnajdayni

فَلَا اقْتَحَمَ الْعَقَبَةَ

Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)

But he hath made no haste on the path that is steep

Fala iqtahama alAAaqabata

وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا الْعَقَبَةُ

Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)

And what will explain to thee the path that is steep?

Wama adraka ma alAAaqabatu

فَكُّ رَقَبَةٍ

Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)

(It is:) freeing the bondman

Fakku raqabatin

أَوْ إِطْعَامٌ فِي يَوْمٍ ذِي مَسْغَبَةٍ

Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)

Or the giving of food in a day of privatio

Aw itAAamun fee yawmin thee masghabatin

يَتِيمًا ذَا مَقْرَبَةٍ

Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)

To the orphan with claims of relationship

Yateeman tha maqrabatin

أَوْ مِسْكِينًا ذَا مَتْرَبَةٍ

Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)

Or to the indigent (down) in the dust

Aw miskeenan tha matrabatin

ثُمَّ كَانَ مِنَ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالصَّبْرِ وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالْمَرْحَمَةِ

Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)

Then will he be of those who believe, and enjoin patience, (constancy, and self-restraint), and enjoin deeds of kindness and compassion

Thumma kana mina allatheena amanoo watawasaw bialssabri watawasaw bialmarhamati

أُولَٰئِكَ أَصْحَابُ الْمَيْمَنَةِ

Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)

Such are the Companions of the Right Hand

Ola-ika as-habu almaymanati

وَالَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا بِآيَاتِنَا هُمْ أَصْحَابُ الْمَشْأَمَةِ

Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)

But those who reject Our Signs, they are the (unhappy) Companions of the Left Hand

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

عَلَيْهِمْ نَارٌ مُّؤْصَدَةٌ

Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)

On them will be Fire vaulted over (all round)

AAalayhim narun mu/sadatun

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