Nay, I swear by this city -
Laaa uqsimu bihaazal balad
And thou art an indweller of this city -
Wa anta hillum bihaazal balad
And the begetter and that which he begat,
Wa waalidinw wa maa walad
We verily have created man in an atmosphere:
Laqad khalaqnal insaana fee kabad
Thinketh he that none hath power over him?
Ayahsabu al-lai yaqdira 'alaihi ahad
And he saith: I have destroyed vast wealth:
Yaqoolu ahlaktu maalal lubadaa
Thinketh he that none beholdeth him?
Ayahsabu al lam yarahooo ahad
Did We not assign unto him two eyes
Alam naj'al lahoo 'aynayn
And a tongue and two lips,
Wa lisaananw wa shafatayn
And guide him to the parting of the mountain ways?
Wa hadaynaahun najdayn
But he hath not attempted the Ascent -
Falaq tahamal-'aqabah
Ah, what will convey unto thee what the Ascent is! -
Wa maaa adraaka mal'aqabah
(It is) to free a slave,
Fakku raqabah
And to feed in the day of hunger.
Aw it'aamun fee yawmin zee masghabah
An orphan near of kin,
Yateeman zaa maqrabah
Or some poor wretch in misery,
Aw miskeenan zaa matrabah
And to be of those who believe and exhort one another to perseverance and exhort one another to pity.
Summa kaana minal lazeena aamanoo wa tawaasaw bissabri wa tawaasaw bilmarhamah
Their place will be on the right hand.
Ulaaa'ika As-haabul maimanah
But those who disbelieve Our revelations, their place will be on the left hand.
Wallazeena kafaroo bi aayaatinaa hum as-haabul Mash'amah
Fire will be an awning over them.
Alaihim naarum mu'sadah