لَآ أُقْسِمُ بِهَٰذَا ٱلْبَلَدِ ﴿1﴾
I swear by this city, Makkah -
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← read from right to left3By thisبِهَذَاbihadhaCBIP+DEMبِwith / in+هَذَاThis 4Cityالْبَلَدِl-baladiIالthe+بَلَدِCity وَأَنتَ حِلٌّۢ بِهَٰذَا ٱلْبَلَدِ ﴿2﴾
And you, [O Muhammad], are free of restriction in this city -
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← read from right to left2Are free to dwellحِلٌّhillunI 3In thisبِهَذَاbihadhaCBIP+DEMبِwith / in+هَذَاThis 4Cityالْبَلَدِl-baladiIالthe+بَلَدِCity وَوَالِدٍ وَمَا وَلَدَ ﴿3﴾
And [by] the father and that which was born [of him],
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← read from right to left1And the begetterوَوَالِدٍwawalidinCBICONJ+Nوَand+وَالِدٍThe begetter لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ فِى كَبَدٍ ﴿4﴾
We have certainly created man into hardship.
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← read from right to left2We have createdخَلَقْنَاkhalaqnaF 3Manالْإِنْسَانَl-insanaIالthe+إِنْسَانَMan أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّن يَقْدِرَ عَلَيْهِ أَحَدٌ ﴿5﴾
Does he think that never will anyone overcome him?
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← read from right to left1Does he thinkأَيَحْسَبُayahsabuCBFINTG+Vأَis it? / did?+يَحْسَبُHe think 4Has powerيَقْدِرَyaqdiraF 5Over himعَلَيْهِ'alayhiCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىOver+هِhim / his / it يَقُولُ أَهْلَكْتُ مَالًا لُّبَدًا ﴿6﴾
He says, "I have spent wealth in abundance."
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← read from right to left1He will sayيَقُولُyaquluF 2I have squanderedأَهْلَكْتُahlaktuF أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّمْ يَرَهُۥٓ أَحَدٌ ﴿7﴾
Does he think that no one has seen him?
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← read from right to left1Does he thinkأَيَحْسَبُayahsabuCBFINTG+Vأَis it? / did?+يَحْسَبُHe think 4Sees himيَرَهُyarahuCBFV+PRONATTيَرَSees+هُhim / his / it أَلَمْ نَجْعَل لَّهُۥ عَيْنَيْنِ ﴿8﴾
Have We not made for him two eyes?
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← read from right to left1Have notأَلَمْalamCBHINTG+NEGأَis it? / did?+لَمْHave not 3For himلَهُlahuCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+هُhim / his / it 4Two eyesعَيْنَيْنِ'aynayniI وَلِسَانًا وَشَفَتَيْنِ ﴿9﴾
And a tongue and two lips?
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← read from right to left1And a tongueوَلِسَانًاwalisananCBICONJ+Nوَand+لِسَانًاA tongue 2And two lipsوَشَفَتَيْنِwashafatayniCBICONJ+Nوَand+شَفَتَيْنِTwo lips وَهَدَيْنَٰهُ ٱلنَّجْدَيْنِ ﴿10﴾
And have shown him the two ways?
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← read from right to left1And shown himوَهَدَيْنَاهُwahadaynahuCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTوَand+هَدَيْنَاShown+هُhim / his / it 2The two waysالنَّجْدَيْنِl-najdayniIالthe+نَجْدَيْنِTwo ways فَلَا ٱقْتَحَمَ ٱلْعَقَبَةَ ﴿11﴾
But he has not broken through the difficult pass.
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← read from right to left1But notفَلَاfalaCBHCONJ+NEGفَso / then+لَاBut not 2He has attemptedاقْتَحَمَiqtahamaF 3The steep pathالْعَقَبَةَl-'aqabataIالthe+عَقَبَةَSteep path وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْعَقَبَةُ ﴿12﴾
And what can make you know what is [breaking through] the difficult pass?
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← read from right to left2Can make you knowأَدْرَاكَadrakaF 4The steep path isالْعَقَبَةُl-'aqabatuIالthe+عَقَبَةُSteep path is فَكُّ رَقَبَةٍ ﴿13﴾
It is the freeing of a slave
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← read from right to left1It is freeingفَكُّfakkuI 2A neckرَقَبَةٍraqabatinI أَوْ إِطْعَٰمٌ فِى يَوْمٍ ذِى مَسْغَبَةٍ ﴿14﴾
Or feeding on a day of severe hunger
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← read from right to left2Feedingإِطْعَامٌit'amunI 6Severe hungerمَسْغَبَةٍmasghabatinI يَتِيمًا ذَا مَقْرَبَةٍ ﴿15﴾
An orphan of near relationship
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← read from right to left1An orphanيَتِيمًاyatimanI 3Near relationshipمَقْرَبَةٍmaqrabatinI أَوْ مِسْكِينًا ذَا مَتْرَبَةٍ ﴿16﴾
Or a needy person in misery
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← read from right to left2A needy personمِسْكِينًاmiskinanI 4MiseryمَتْرَبَةٍmatrabatinI ثُمَّ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِٱلصَّبْرِ وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِٱلْمَرْحَمَةِ ﴿17﴾
And then being among those who believed and advised one another to patience and advised one another to compassion.
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← read from right to left4Those whoالَّذِينَalladhinaI 6And enjoin each otherوَتَوَاصَوْاwatawasawCBFCONJ+Vوَand+تَوَاصَوْاEnjoin each other 7To patienceبِالصَّبْرِbil-sabriCBIP+Nبِwith / in+الthe+صَبْرِTo patience 8And enjoin each otherوَتَوَاصَوْاwatawasawCBFCONJ+Vوَand+تَوَاصَوْاEnjoin each other 9To compassionبِالْمَرْحَمَةِbil-marhamatiCBIP+Nبِwith / in+الthe+مَرْحَمَةِTo compassion أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْمَيْمَنَةِ ﴿18﴾
Those are the companions of the right.
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← read from right to left2Are the companionsأَصْحَابُashabuI 3Of the right handالْمَيْمَنَةِl-maymanatiIالthe+مَيْمَنَةِOf the right hand وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا هُمْ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْمَشْـَٔمَةِ ﴿19﴾
But they who disbelieved in Our signs - those are the companions of the left.
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← read from right to left1But those whoوَالَّذِينَwa-alladhinaCBICONJ+RELوَand+الَّذِينَBut those who 2DisbelieveكَفَرُواkafaruF 3In our versesبِآيَاتِنَاbi-ayatinaCBIP+N+PRONATTبِwith / in+آيَاتِOur verses+نَاus / our 5Are the companionsأَصْحَابُashabuI 6Of the left handالْمَشْأَمَةِl-mash'amatiIالthe+مَشْأَمَةِOf the left hand عَلَيْهِمْ نَارٌ مُّؤْصَدَةٌۢ ﴿20﴾
Over them will be fire closed in.
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← read from right to left1Over themعَلَيْهِمْ'alayhimCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىOver+هِمْthem / their 2Will be the fireنَارٌnarunI 3Closed inمُؤْصَدَةٌmu'sadatunI English translation: Saheeh International. Arabic in the Uthmani script. Word meanings, grammar markers and word pieces are ILMHUB’s own work from its Quran database. Sources and thanks.
