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Wahiduddin Khan

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90 Al-Balad ٱلْبَلَد

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بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
90:1 لَآ أُقْسِمُ بِهَـٰذَا ٱلْبَلَدِ
90:1
Wahiduddin Khan (English) :
I swear by this city --
90:2 وَأَنتَ حِلٌّۢ بِهَـٰذَا ٱلْبَلَدِ
90:2
Wahiduddin Khan (English) :
and you are dwelling in this city --
90:3 وَوَالِدٍ وَمَا وَلَدَ
90:3
Wahiduddin Khan (English) :
and by parent and offspring,
90:4 لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ فِى كَبَدٍ
90:4
Wahiduddin Khan (English) :
that We have created man into a life of toil and trial.
90:5 أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّن يَقْدِرَ عَلَيْهِ أَحَدٌ
90:5
Wahiduddin Khan (English) :
Does he think then that no one has power over him?
90:6 يَقُولُ أَهْلَكْتُ مَالًا لُّبَدًا
90:6
Wahiduddin Khan (English) :
He says, "I have spent enormous wealth."
90:7 أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّمْ يَرَهُۥٓ أَحَدٌ
90:7
Wahiduddin Khan (English) :
Does he then think that no one sees him?
90:8 أَلَمْ نَجْعَل لَّهُۥ عَيْنَيْنِ
90:8
Wahiduddin Khan (English) :
Have We not given him two eyes,
90:9 وَلِسَانًا وَشَفَتَيْنِ
90:9
Wahiduddin Khan (English) :
and a tongue, and a pair of lips,
90:10 وَهَدَيْنَـٰهُ ٱلنَّجْدَيْنِ
90:10
Wahiduddin Khan (English) :
and shown him the two paths?
90:11 فَلَا ٱقْتَحَمَ ٱلْعَقَبَةَ
90:11
Wahiduddin Khan (English) :
But he has not attempted the ascent.
90:12 وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْعَقَبَةُ
90:12
Wahiduddin Khan (English) :
What will explain to you what the ascent is?
90:13 فَكُّ رَقَبَةٍ
90:13
Wahiduddin Khan (English) :
It is the freeing of a slave;
90:14 أَوْ إِطْعَـٰمٌ فِى يَوْمٍ ذِى مَسْغَبَةٍ
90:14
Wahiduddin Khan (English) :
or the feeding in times of famine
90:15 يَتِيمًا ذَا مَقْرَبَةٍ
90:15
Wahiduddin Khan (English) :
of an orphaned relative
90:16 أَوْ مِسْكِينًا ذَا مَتْرَبَةٍ
90:16
Wahiduddin Khan (English) :
or some needy person in distress,
90:17 ثُمَّ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِٱلصَّبْرِ وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِٱلْمَرْحَمَةِ
90:17
Wahiduddin Khan (English) :
and to be one of those who believe and urge one another to steadfastness and compassion.
90:18 أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ أَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلْمَيْمَنَةِ
90:18
Wahiduddin Khan (English) :
Those who do so are the people of the right hand,
90:19 وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَا هُمْ أَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلْمَشْـَٔمَةِ
90:19
Wahiduddin Khan (English) :
and [as for] those who are bent on denying the truth of Our revelations, they are the people of the left hand,
90:20 عَلَيْهِمْ نَارٌ مُّؤْصَدَةٌۢ
90:20
Wahiduddin Khan (English) :
and the Fire will close in on them.