• ﭲ ﭳ ﭴ ﭵﭶ

    Transliteration

    la oqsimu bihatha albaladi

    Yusuf Ali

    I do call to witness this City;-

    Saheeh International

    I swear by this city, Makkah -

    Shakir

    Nay! I swear by this city.

    Daryabadi

    I swear by yonder city

    Wahiduddin Khan

    I swear by this city—

    • ﭷ ﭸ ﭹ ﭺﭻ

    Transliteration

    waanta hillun bihatha albaladi

    Yusuf Ali

    And thou art a freeman of this City;-

    Saheeh International

    And you, [O Muhammad], are free of restriction in this city -

    Shakir

    And you shall be made free from obligation in this city--

    Daryabadi

    And thou shalt be allowed in yonder city -

    Wahiduddin Khan

    and you are dwelling in this city—

    • ﭼ ﭽ ﭾﭿ

    Transliteration

    wawalidin wama walada

    Yusuf Ali

    And (the mystic ties of) parent and child;-

    Saheeh International

    And [by] the father and that which was born [of him],

    Shakir

    And the begetter and whom he begot.

    Daryabadi

    And by the begetter and that which he begat,

    Wahiduddin Khan

    and by parent and offspring,

    • ﮀ ﮁ ﮂ ﮃ ﮄﮅ

    Transliteration

    laqad khalaqna alinsana fee kabadin

    Yusuf Ali

    Verily We have created man into toil and struggle.

    Saheeh International

    We have certainly created man into hardship.

    Shakir

    Certainly We have created man to be in distress.

    Daryabadi

    Assuredly We have created man in trouble.

    Wahiduddin Khan

    that We have created man into a life of toil and trial.

    • ﮆ ﮇ ﮈ ﮉ ﮊ ﮋﮌ

    Transliteration

    ayahsabu an lan yaqdira AAalayhi ahadun

    Yusuf Ali

    Thinketh he, that none hath power over him?

    Saheeh International

    Does he think that never will anyone overcome him?

    Shakir

    Does he think that no one has power over him?

    Daryabadi

    Deemest he that none will overpower him?

    Wahiduddin Khan

    Does he think then that no one has power over him?

    • ﮍ ﮎ ﮏ ﮐﮑ

    Transliteration

    yaqoolu ahlaktu malan lubadan

    Yusuf Ali

    He may say (boastfully); Wealth have I squandered in abundance!

    Saheeh International

    He says, "I have spent wealth in abundance."

    Shakir

    He shall say: I have wasted much wealth.

    Daryabadi

    He saith: 'I have wasted riches plenteous.

    Wahiduddin Khan

    He says, ‘I have spent enormous wealth.’

    • ﮒ ﮓ ﮔ ﮕ ﮖﮗ

    Transliteration

    ayahsabu an lam yarahu ahadun

    Yusuf Ali

    Thinketh he that none beholdeth him?

    Saheeh International

    Does he think that no one has seen him?

    Shakir

    Does he think that no one sees him?

    Daryabadi

    Deemest he that none beholdeth him?

    Wahiduddin Khan

    Does he then think that no one sees him?

    • ﮘ ﮙ ﮚ ﮛﮜ

    Transliteration

    alam najAAal lahu AAaynayni

    Yusuf Ali

    Have We not made for him a pair of eyes?-

    Saheeh International

    Have We not made for him two eyes?

    Shakir

    Have We not given him two eyes,

    Daryabadi

    Have We not, made for him two eyes

    Wahiduddin Khan

    Have We not given him two eyes,

    • ﮝ ﮞﮟ

    Transliteration

    walisanan washafatayni

    Yusuf Ali

    And a tongue, and a pair of lips?-

    Saheeh International

    And a tongue and two lips?

    Shakir

    And a tongue and two lips,

    Daryabadi

    And a tongue and two lips,

    Wahiduddin Khan

    and a tongue, and a pair of lips,

    • ﮠ ﮡﮢ

    Transliteration

    wahadaynahu alnnajdayni

    Yusuf Ali

    And shown him the two highways?

    Saheeh International

    And have shown him the two ways?

    Shakir

    And pointed out to him the two conspicuous ways?

    Daryabadi

    And shown Unto him the two highways?

    Wahiduddin Khan

    and shown him the two paths?

    • ﮣ ﮤ ﮥﮦ

    Transliteration

    fala iqtahama alAAaqabata

    Yusuf Ali

    But he hath made no haste on the path that is steep.

    Saheeh International

    But he has not broken through the difficult pass.

    Shakir

    But he would not attempt the uphill road,

    Daryabadi

    Yet he attempteth not the steep,

    Wahiduddin Khan

    But he has not attempted the ascent.

    • ﮧ ﮨ ﮩ ﮪﮫ

    Transliteration

    wama adraka ma alAAaqabatu

    Yusuf Ali

    And what will explain to thee the path that is steep?-

    Saheeh International

    And what can make you know what is [breaking through] the difficult pass?

    Shakir

    And what will make you comprehend what the uphill road is?

    Daryabadi

    And what shall make thee understand that which the steep is?

    Wahiduddin Khan

    What will explain to you what the ascent is?

    • ﮬ ﮭﮮ

    Transliteration

    fakku raqabatin

    Yusuf Ali

    (It is:) freeing the bondman;

    Saheeh International

    It is the freeing of a slave

    Shakir

    (It is) the setting free of a slave,

    Daryabadi

    It is freeing the neck,

    Wahiduddin Khan

    It is the freeing of a slave;

    • ﮯ ﮰ ﮱ ﯓ ﯔ ﯕﯖ

    Transliteration

    aw itAAamun fee yawmin thee masghabatin

    Yusuf Ali

    Or the giving of food in a day of privation

    Saheeh International

    Or feeding on a day of severe hunger

    Shakir

    Or the giving of food in a day of hunger

    Daryabadi

    Or, feeding, in a day of privation,

    Wahiduddin Khan

    or the feeding in times of famine

    • ﯗ ﯘ ﯙﯚ

    Transliteration

    yateeman tha maqrabatin

    Yusuf Ali

    To the orphan with claims of relationship,

    Saheeh International

    An orphan of near relationship

    Shakir

    To an orphan, having relationship,

    Daryabadi

    An orphan, of kin,

    Wahiduddin Khan

    of an orphaned relative

    • ﯛ ﯜ ﯝ ﯞﯟ

    Transliteration

    aw miskeenan tha matrabatin

    Yusuf Ali

    Or to the indigent (down) in the dust.

    Saheeh International

    Or a needy person in misery

    Shakir

    Or to the poor man lying in the dust.

    Daryabadi

    Or a poor man cleaving to the dust.

    Wahiduddin Khan

    or some needy person in distress,

    • ﯠ ﯡ ﯢ ﯣ ﯤ ﯥ ﯦ ﯧ ﯨﯩ

    Transliteration

    thumma kana mina allatheena amanoo watawasaw bialssabri watawasaw bialmarhamati

    Yusuf Ali

    Then will he be of those who believe, and enjoin patience, (constancy, and self-restraint), and enjoin deeds of kindness and compassion.

    Saheeh International

    And then being among those who believed and advised one another to patience and advised one another to compassion.

    Shakir

    Then he is of those who believe and charge one another to show patience, and charge one another to show compassion.

    Daryabadi

    Then he became of those who believed and enjoined on each other steadfastness and enjoined on each other compassion.

    Wahiduddin Khan

    and to be one of those who believe and urge one another to steadfastness and compassion.

    • ﯪ ﯫ ﯬﯭ

    Transliteration

    olaika ashabu almaymanati

    Yusuf Ali

    Such are the Companions of the Right Hand.

    Saheeh International

    Those are the companions of the right.

    Shakir

    These are the people of the right hand.

    Daryabadi

    These are the fellows of the righthand.

    Wahiduddin Khan

    Those who do so are the people of the right hand,

    • ﯮ ﯯ ﯰ ﯱ ﯲ ﯳﯴ

    Transliteration

    waallatheena kafaroo biayatina hum ashabu almashamati

    Yusuf Ali

    But those who reject Our Signs, they are the (unhappy) Companions of the Left Hand.

    Saheeh International

    But they who disbelieved in Our signs - those are the companions of the left.

    Shakir

    And (as for) those who disbelieve in our communications, they are the people of the left hand.

    Daryabadi

    And those who disbelieve Our signs - they are the fellows of the lefthand.

    Wahiduddin Khan

    and [as for] those who are bent on denying the truth of Our revelations, they are the people of the left hand,

    • ﯵ ﯶ ﯷﯸ

    Transliteration

    AAalayhim narun musadatun

    Yusuf Ali

    On them will be Fire vaulted over (all round).

    Saheeh International

    Over them will be fire closed in.

    Shakir

    On them is fire closed over.

    Daryabadi

    Over them shall be Fire closing round.

    Wahiduddin Khan

    and the Fire will close in on them.