The Town
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بِسمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحمٰنِ الرَّحيمِ
In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful -
لا أُقسِمُ بِهٰذَا البَلَدِ
I solemnly swear by this town.1
Subject index Swear › God's
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وَأَنتَ حِلٌّ بِهٰذَا البَلَدِ
The town where you live. -
وَوالِدٍ وَما وَلَدَ
The begetting and the begotten.1
Subject index Birth
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لَقَد خَلَقنَا الإِنسٰنَ فى كَبَدٍ
We created the human being to work hard (to redeem himself).* -
أَيَحسَبُ أَن لَن يَقدِرَ عَلَيهِ أَحَدٌ
Does he think that no one will ever call him to account?2
Subject index Accountable Disbelievers › described
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يَقولُ أَهلَكتُ مالًا لُبَدًا
He boasts, "I spent so much money!"3
Subject index Boasting Disbelievers › described Money › showing off
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أَيَحسَبُ أَن لَم يَرَهُ أَحَدٌ
Does he think that no one sees him?1
Subject index Disbelievers › described
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أَلَم نَجعَل لَهُ عَينَينِ
Did we not give him two eyes?2
Subject index Disbelievers › described Eyes › given
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وَلِسانًا وَشَفَتَينِ
A tongue and two lips?3
Subject index Disbelievers › described Lips Tongues
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وَهَدَينٰهُ النَّجدَينِ
Did we not show him the two paths?2
Subject index Disbelievers › described Path, of God › described
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فَلَا اقتَحَمَ العَقَبَةَ
He should choose the difficult path.3
Subject index Difficult › path Disbelievers › described Path, of God › described
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وَما أَدرىٰكَ مَا العَقَبَةُ
Which one is the difficult path?3
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فَكُّ رَقَبَةٍ
The freeing of slaves. -
أَو إِطعٰمٌ فى يَومٍ ذى مَسغَبَةٍ
Feeding, during the time of hardship. -
يَتيمًا ذا مَقرَبَةٍ
Orphans who are related. -
أَو مِسكينًا ذا مَترَبَةٍ
Or the poor who is in need.4
Subject index Difficult › path Needy Path, of God › described Poor › feeding
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ثُمَّ كانَ مِنَ الَّذينَ ءامَنوا وَتَواصَوا بِالصَّبرِ وَتَواصَوا بِالمَرحَمَةِ
And being one of those who believe, and exhorting one another to be steadfast, and exhorting one another to be kind. -
أُولٰئِكَ أَصحٰبُ المَيمَنَةِ
These have deserved happiness.1
Subject index Happiness
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وَالَّذينَ كَفَروا بِـٔايٰتِنا هُم أَصحٰبُ المَشـَٔمَةِ
As for those who disbelieved in our revelations, they have incurred misery. -
عَلَيهِم نارٌ مُؤصَدَةٌ
They will be confined in the Hellfire.1
Subject index Hellfire