The Town

لَآ أُقۡسِمُ بِہَـٰذَا ٱلۡبَلَدِ ١

I solemnly swear by this town.

وَأَنتَ حِلُّۢ بِہَـٰذَا ٱلۡبَلَدِ ٢

The town where you live.

وَوَالِدٍ۬ وَمَا وَلَدَ ٣

The begetting and the begotten.

لَقَدۡ خَلَقۡنَا ٱلۡإِنسَـٰنَ فِى كَبَدٍ ٤

We created the human being to work hard (to redeem himself).

أَيَحۡسَبُ أَن لَّن يَقۡدِرَ عَلَيۡهِ أَحَدٌ۬ ٥

Does he think that no one will ever call him to account?

يَقُولُ أَهۡلَكۡتُ مَالاً۬ لُّبَدًا ٦

He boasts, "I spent so much money!"

أَيَحۡسَبُ أَن لَّمۡ يَرَهُ ۥۤ أَحَدٌ ٧

Does he think that no one sees him?

أَلَمۡ نَجۡعَل لَّهُ ۥ عَيۡنَيۡنِ ٨

Did we not give him two eyes?

وَلِسَانً۬ا وَشَفَتَيۡنِ ٩

A tongue and two lips?

وَهَدَيۡنَـٰهُ ٱلنَّجۡدَيۡنِ ١٠

Did we not show him the two paths?

فَلَا ٱقۡتَحَمَ ٱلۡعَقَبَةَ ١١

He should choose the difficult path.

وَمَآ أَدۡرَٮٰكَ مَا ٱلۡعَقَبَةُ ١٢

Which one is the difficult path?

فَكُّ رَقَبَةٍ ١٣

The freeing of slaves.

أَوۡ إِطۡعَـٰمٌ۬ فِى يَوۡمٍ۬ ذِى مَسۡغَبَةٍ۬ ١٤

Feeding, during the time of hardship.

يَتِيمً۬ا ذَا مَقۡرَبَةٍ ١٥

Orphans who are related.

أَوۡ مِسۡكِينً۬ا ذَا مَتۡرَبَةٍ۬ ١٦

Or the poor who is in need.

ثُمَّ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَتَوَاصَوۡاْ بِٱلصَّبۡرِ وَتَوَاصَوۡاْ بِٱلۡمَرۡحَمَةِ ١٧

And being one of those who believe, and exhorting one another to be steadfast, and exhorting one another to be kind.

أُوْلَـٰٓٮِٕكَ أَصۡحَـٰبُ ٱلۡمَيۡمَنَةِ ١٨

These have deserved happiness.

وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَا هُمۡ أَصۡحَـٰبُ ٱلۡمَشۡـَٔمَةِ ١٩

As for those who disbelieved in our revelations, they have incurred misery.

عَلَيۡہِمۡ نَارٌ۬ مُّؤۡصَدَةُۢ ٢٠

They will be confined in the Hellfire.