Ayah 1 Play Ayah
لَآ laNay!أُقۡسِمُ uq'simuI swearبِهَٰذَا bihadhaby thisٱلۡبَلَدِ al-baladicity
TRANSLITERATION
la uq'simu bihadha al-baladi
English - Sahih International
I swear by this city, Makkah -
Ayah 2 Play Ayah
وَأَنتَ wa-antaAnd youحِلُّۢ hillun(are) free (to dwell)بِهَٰذَا bihadhain thisٱلۡبَلَدِ al-baladicity
TRANSLITERATION
wa-anta hillun bihadha al-baladi
English - Sahih International
And you, [O Muhammad], are free of restriction in this city -
Ayah 3 Play Ayah
وَوَالِدٖ wawalidinAnd the begetterوَمَا wamaand whatوَلَدَ waladahe begot
TRANSLITERATION
wawalidin wama walada
English - Sahih International
And [by] the father and that which was born [of him],
Ayah 4 Play Ayah
لَقَدۡ laqadCertainlyخَلَقۡنَا khalaqnaWe have createdٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ al-insanamanفِي fi(to be) inكَبَدٍ kabadinhardship
TRANSLITERATION
laqad khalaqna al-insana fi kabadin
English - Sahih International
We have certainly created man into hardship.
Ayah 5 Play Ayah
أَيَحۡسَبُ ayahsabuDoes he thinkأَن anthatلَّن lannotيَقۡدِرَ yaqdirahas powerعَلَيۡهِ alayhiover himأَحَدٞ ahadunanyone
TRANSLITERATION
ayahsabu an lan yaqdira alayhi ahadun
English - Sahih International
Does he think that never will anyone overcome him?
Ayah 6 Play Ayah
يَقُولُ yaquluHe will sayأَهۡلَكۡتُ ahlaktuI have squanderedمَالٗا malanwealthلُّبَدًا lubadanabundant
TRANSLITERATION
yaqulu ahlaktu malan lubadan
English - Sahih International
He says, "I have spent wealth in abundance."
Ayah 7 Play Ayah
أَيَحۡسَبُ ayahsabuDoes he thinkأَن anthatلَّمۡ lamnotيَرَهُۥٓ yarahusees himأَحَدٌ ahadunanyone
TRANSLITERATION
ayahsabu an lam yarahu ahadun
English - Sahih International
Does he think that no one has seen him?
Ayah 8 Play Ayah
أَلَمۡ alamHave notنَجۡعَل naj'alWe madeلَّهُۥ lahufor himعَيۡنَيۡنِ aynaynitwo eyes
TRANSLITERATION
alam naj'al lahu aynayni
English - Sahih International
Have We not made for him two eyes?
Ayah 9 Play Ayah
وَلِسَانٗا walisananAnd a tongueوَشَفَتَيۡنِ washafatayniand two lips
TRANSLITERATION
walisanan washafatayni
English - Sahih International
And a tongue and two lips?
Ayah 10 Play Ayah
وَهَدَيۡنَٰهُ wahadaynahuAnd shown himٱلنَّجۡدَيۡنِ al-najdaynithe two ways
TRANSLITERATION
wahadaynahu al-najdayni
English - Sahih International
And have shown him the two ways?
Al Balad / البلد / The City