لَآ أُقْسِمُ بِهَـٰذَا ٱلْبَلَدِ ﴿١﴾

Nay! I swear by this city,

وَأَنتَ حِلٌّۢ بِهَـٰذَا ٱلْبَلَدِ ﴿٢﴾

And you (are) free (to dwell) in this city.

وَوَالِدٍ وَمَا وَلَدَ ﴿٣﴾

And the begetter and what he begot.

لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ فِى كَبَدٍ ﴿٤﴾

Certainly, We have created man (to be) in hardship.

أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّن يَقْدِرَ عَلَيْهِ أَحَدٌ ﴿٥﴾

Does he think that not has power over him anyone?

يَقُولُ أَهْلَكْتُ مَالًا لُّبَدًا ﴿٦﴾

He will say, "I have squandered wealth abundant."

أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّمْ يَرَهُۥٓ أَحَدٌ ﴿٧﴾

Does he think that not sees him anyone?

أَلَمْ نَجْعَل لَّهُۥ عَيْنَيْنِ ﴿٨﴾

Have not We made for him two eyes?

وَلِسَانًا وَشَفَتَيْنِ ﴿٩﴾

And a tongue, and two lips?

وَهَدَيْنَـٰهُ ٱلنَّجْدَيْنِ ﴿١٠﴾

And shown him the two ways?

فَلَا ٱقْتَحَمَ ٱلْعَقَبَةَ ﴿١١﴾

But not he has attempted the steep path.

وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْعَقَبَةُ ﴿١٢﴾

And what can make you know what the steep path (is)?

فَكُّ رَقَبَةٍ ﴿١٣﴾

(It is) freeing a neck,

أَوْ إِطْعَـٰمٌ فِى يَوْمٍ ذِى مَسْغَبَةٍ ﴿١٤﴾

Or feeding in a day of severe hunger.

يَتِيمًا ذَا مَقْرَبَةٍ ﴿١٥﴾

An orphan of near relationship,

أَوْ مِسْكِينًا ذَا مَتْرَبَةٍ ﴿١٦﴾

Or a needy person in misery,

ثُمَّ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا وَتَوَاصَوْا بِٱلصَّبْرِ وَتَوَاصَوْا بِٱلْمَرْحَمَةِ ﴿١٧﴾

Then he is of those who believe and enjoin (each other) to patience, and enjoin (each other) to compassion.

أُولَـٰٓئِكَ أَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلْمَيْمَنَةِ ﴿١٨﴾

Those (are the) companions (of) the right (hand)

وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَا هُمْ أَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلْمَشْـَٔمَةِ ﴿١٩﴾

But those who disbelieve in Our Verses, they (are the) companions (of) the left (hand).

عَلَيْهِمْ نَارٌ مُّؤْصَدَةٌۢ ﴿٢٠﴾

Over them, (will be the) Fire closed in.