The Land سُورَةُ البَلَدِ
﴾ ١ ﴿ لَاۤ أُقۡسِمُ بِهَـٰذَا ٱلۡبَلَدِ
﴾ 1 ﴿
I swear by (Laa' Uq'simu Bi) this (Haaza) land (El'Balad)*;
﴾ ٢ ﴿ وَأَنتَ حِلُّۢ بِهَـٰذَا ٱلۡبَلَدِ
﴾ 2 ﴿
and (Wa) you (s) (An'ta), will be free (Hillu) in (Bi) this (Haaza) land (El'Balad),
﴾ ٣ ﴿ وَوَالِدࣲ وَمَا وَلَدَ
﴾ 3 ﴿
and so (Wa) is the male parent (Waalidin) and that which (Maa) is begotten (Walad).
﴾ ٤ ﴿ لَقَدۡ خَلَقۡنَا ٱلۡإِنسَـٰنَ فِی كَبَدٍ
﴾ 4 ﴿
We have certainly (Laqad') created (Khalaq'naa) the human being (El' Insaana) into (Fii) suffering (Kabad).
﴾ ٥ ﴿ أَیَحۡسَبُ أَن لَّن یَقۡدِرَ عَلَیۡهِ أَحَدࣱ
﴾ 5 ﴿
Does (A-) he think (-yah'sabu) that (An) no (Lan) one (Ahadu) made it possible for him (Yaq'dira Älai'hi)?
﴾ ٦ ﴿ یَقُولُ أَهۡلَكۡتُ مَالࣰا لُّبَدًا
﴾ 6 ﴿
He says (Yaquulu), "I have wasted (Ah'lakatu) bundle (Lubadaa) of wealth (Maalan)."
﴾ ٧ ﴿ أَیَحۡسَبُ أَن لَّمۡ یَرَهُۥۤ أَحَدٌ
﴾ 7 ﴿
Does (A-) he think (-yah'sabu) that (An) no (Lam') one (Ahadu) sees him (Yara-hu)? (57:4)
﴾ ٨ ﴿ أَلَمۡ نَجۡعَل لَّهُۥ عَیۡنَیۡنِ
﴾ 8 ﴿
Have We not (Alam') granted him (Naj'äla Lahu) two eyes (Äi'nai'n)?
﴾ ٩ ﴿ وَلِسَانࣰا وَشَفَتَیۡنِ
﴾ 9 ﴿
And (Wa) a tongue (Lisaanan) and (Wa) two lips (Shafatai'n)?
﴾ ١٠ ﴿ وَهَدَیۡنَـٰهُ ٱلنَّجۡدَیۡنِ
﴾ 10 ﴿
And (Wa) We led him to (Hadai'naa-hu) the two elevations (En'Naj'dai'n)?
﴾ ١١ ﴿ فَلَا ٱقۡتَحَمَ ٱلۡعَقَبَةَ
﴾ 11 ﴿
But (Fa) he has not (Laa) broken through (Eq'tahama) the obstacle (El'Äqaba').
﴾ ١٢ ﴿ وَمَاۤ أَدۡرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلۡعَقَبَةُ
﴾ 12 ﴿
And (Wa) what (Maa) will make you (s) know (Ad'raa-ka) what (Maa) is the obstacle (El'Äqaba')?
﴾ ١٣ ﴿ فَكُّ رَقَبَةٍ
﴾ 13 ﴿
Freeing (Fakku) of a slave (Raqabat')
﴾ ١٤ ﴿ أَوۡ إِطۡعَـٰمࣱ فِی یَوۡمࣲ ذِی مَسۡغَبَةࣲ
﴾ 14 ﴿
or (Aw') feeding (It'äämun) on (during) (Fii) a day (a period) (Yaw'min) of (Zii) famine (Mas'gabat');
﴾ ١٥ ﴿ یَتِیمࣰا ذَا مَقۡرَبَةٍ
﴾ 15 ﴿
an orphan (Yatiimaan) who (Zaa) is nearby (Maq'rabat')
﴾ ١٦ ﴿ أَوۡ مِسۡكِینࣰا ذَا مَتۡرَبَةࣲ
﴾ 16 ﴿
or (Aw') a poor person (Mis'kiinan) with (Zaa) poverty (Mat'rabat'), 1
﴾ ١٧ ﴿ ثُمَّ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلَّذِینَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَتَوَاصَوۡا۟ بِٱلصَّبۡرِ وَتَوَاصَوۡا۟ بِٱلۡمَرۡحَمَةِ
﴾ 17 ﴿
and then (Thumma) to be (Kaana) among (Mina) those who (Ellaziina) believe (Aamanu') and (Wa) hand-down (Tawaasow') with (Bi) patience (Es'Sob'ri) and hand-down (Tawaasow') with (Bi) mercifulness (El'Mar'hama'). 2
﴾ ١٨ ﴿ أُو۟لَـٰۤىِٕكَ أَصۡحَـٰبُ ٱلۡمَیۡمَنَةِ
﴾ 18 ﴿
Those (U'laa'ika) are the companions (As'haabu) of the right side (Mai'mana').
﴾ ١٩ ﴿ وَٱلَّذِینَ كَفَرُوا۟ بِـَٔایَـٰتِنَا هُمۡ أَصۡحَـٰبُ ٱلۡمَشۡـَٔمَةِ
﴾ 19 ﴿
As for (Wa) those who (Ellaziina) disbelieved (Kafaru') in (Bi) Our verses (Aayaati-naa), they (Hum) are the companions (As'haabu) of the left side (El'Mash-ama').
﴾ ٢٠ ﴿ عَلَیۡهِمۡ نَارࣱ مُّؤۡصَدَةُۢ
﴾ 20 ﴿
The fire (Naarun) will be shut (Mu'sodat') against them (Älai'him’).