Chapter 90 Verse 3
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Salaams jankren
look to the other verses rather then one alonethanks.
La oqsimu bihatha albaladi
I do call to witness this City;-
2.
Waanta hillun bihatha albaladi
And thou art a freeman of this City;-
3.
Wawalidin wama walada
And (the mystic ties of) parent and child;-
4.
Laqad khalaqna al-insana feekabadin
Verily We have created man into toil and struggle.
5.
Ayahsabu an lan yaqdira AAalayhi ahadun
Thinketh he, that none hath power over him?
6.
Yaqoolu ahlaktu malan lubadan
He may say (boastfully); Wealth have I squandered in abundance!
7.
Ayahsabu an lam yarahu ahadun
Thinketh he that none beholdeth him?
8.
Alam najAAal lahu AAaynayni
Have We not made for him a pair of eyes?-
9.
Walisanan washafatayni
And a tongue, and a pair of lips?-
10.
Wahadaynahu alnnajdayni
And shown him the two highways?
11.
Fala iqtahama alAAaqabata
But he hath made no haste on the path that is steep.
12.
Wama adraka maalAAaqabatu
And what will explain to thee the path that is steep?-
13.
Fakku raqabatin
(It is) freeing the bondman;
14.
Aw itAAamun fee yawmin theemasghabatin
Or the giving of food in a day of privation
15.
Yateeman tha maqrabatin
To the orphan with claims of relationship,
16.
Aw miskeenan tha matrabatin
Or to the indigent (down) in the dust.
17.
Thumma kana mina allatheena amanoowatawasaw bialssabri watawasaw bialmarhamati
Then will he be of those who believe, and enjoin patience, (constancy, and self-restraint), and enjoin deeds of kindness and compassion.
18.
Ola-ika as-habualmaymanati
Such are the Companions of the Right Hand.
19.
Waallatheena kafaroo bi-ayatinahum as-habu almash-amati
But those who reject Our Signs, they are the (unhappy) Companions of the Left Hand.
20.
AAalayhim narun mu/sadatun
On them will be Fire vaulted over (all round).God Bless.