بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
lā uq'simu bihādhā l-baladi
I do swear by this city ˹of Mecca˺—
wa-anta ḥillun bihādhā l-baladi
even though you ˹O Prophet˺ are subject to abuse in this city—
wawālidin wamā walada
and by every parent and ˹their˺ child!
laqad khalaqnā l-insāna fī kabadin
Indeed, We have created humankind in ˹constant˺ struggle.
ayaḥsabu an lan yaqdira ʿalayhi aḥadun
Do they think that no one has power over them,
yaqūlu ahlaktu mālan lubadan
boasting, “I have wasted enormous wealth!”?
ayaḥsabu an lam yarahu aḥadun
Do they think that no one sees them?
alam najʿal lahu ʿaynayni
Have We not given them two eyes,
walisānan washafatayni
a tongue, and two lips;
wahadaynāhu l-najdayni
and shown them the two ways ˹of right and wrong˺?
falā iq'taḥama l-ʿaqabata
If only they had attempted the challenging path ˹of goodness instead˺!
wamā adrāka mā l-ʿaqabatu
And what will make you realize what ˹attempting˺ the challenging path is?
fakku raqabatin
It is to free a slave,
aw iṭ'ʿāmun fī yawmin dhī masghabatin
or to give food in times of famine
yatīman dhā maqrabatin
to an orphaned relative
aw mis'kīnan dhā matrabatin
or to a poor person in distress,
thumma kāna mina alladhīna āmanū watawāṣaw bil-ṣabri watawāṣaw bil-marḥamati
and—above all—to be one of those who have faith and urge each other to perseverance and urge each other to compassion.
ulāika aṣḥābu l-maymanati
These are the people of the right.
wa-alladhīna kafarū biāyātinā hum aṣḥābu l-mashamati
As for those who deny Our signs, they are the people of the left.
ʿalayhim nārun mu'ṣadatun
The Fire will be sealed over them.